This post will be updated with more reactions than I have listed below, so check back later tonight.
I'm blogging from my iPhone on my lunch hour, so I am very limited in what I can do.
It has been traditional for the bishops to elect the current VP to the presidency. Three years ago, Cardinal George ascended from that role with about 88% of the vote on the first ballot.
Bishop Kicanis, the current VP should have been a shoe-in. But concerns were raised in Catholic media and blogs in recent days whether he had the right vision (considered a protege of the late Cardinal Bernardin). He was also mired in controversy, much of which I did not blog on because I was unfamiliar with it, and him.
I prayed last night that God's will be done, and offered many impromptu Hail Marys since then.
It took 3 ballots. Archbishop Dolan of NY won out over Kicanis 128-111.
Bishop Kicanis was not permitted to have the VP seat again, so his name was removed from the 9 remaining candidates, which included Detroit's Archbishop Vigneron and Denver's Archbishop Chaput. It was Bishop Kurtz who won out over Archbishop Chaput for the VP seat.
Here are a few posts with more background and reactions.
- Cardinal O'Connor's Revenge (George Neumayr - Catholic World Report) New
- Archbishop Dolan Speaks (NC Register) New
- Abp. Dolan's latest service will be a great one (Ed Peters, JD, JCD)
- US Bishops break precedent, elect Archbishop Dolan as President (Catholic Culture)
- Bishop's Shocker: Tim Wins (Whispers)
- Getting to know Archbishop Dolan and Bishop Kurtz (NC Register)
- Shock & Awe: Archbishop Dolan Elected USCCB President (AmP at Catholic Vote)
- Church Analyst: Election of Archbishop Dolan signals desire for strong leader (CNA)
Here's a pic of a tweet by Italian jouranlist Paolo Rodari with an interesting note. Rodari says, "Also in the Vatican great surprise for Dolan's election... in the secretary of state were waiting for Kicanas"
The "liberal" wing is not happy. That's a pretty good indicator that the right thing happened. Here are voices from traditionally dissident sources.
- Catholycs for Equality threw the ultimate nutty New
- Tuscon's Kicanis loses to NY's Dolan (America Magazine)
- Hey - you know it's a good decision when the NY Times is throwing a nutty
- One reaction at dotCommonweal
- USA Today: Upset victor N.Y. Archbishop Dolan a smiling force for conservatives
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5 Comments:
Personally, I am tickled to death! Archbishop Kurtz, or ABK as my friend and I fondly refer to him, was our former bishop before his move to Louisville. He's a gem, a truly good and decent man. We miss him terribly, but we are certainly happy for him and for this new venture.
Don't know all that much yet about AB Dolan.
Great news, but I don't think he'll be cleaning house at the CCHD anytime soon. Time will tell.
Let us pray he doesn't go the fate of Origen, and may he be rewarded in Heaven.
Badger,
I look at it this way...
Brick by brick.
Anyone looking for sweeping change at the conference level is going to be disappointed.
Incremental change is more likely.
While it would be nice to see the house rebuilt in a matter of minutes, I rejoice with each brick I see laid.
God knows how people have been duped and short-changed by leaders who have been less than forthcoming about the truths of the faith, and who are not a strong voice now. They have always been with us and always will (which is why the ranks of canonized saints is so small in comparison to the number of faithful since the time of Christ).
We, for our part, can do the best by driving change on our knees.
Wow. I'm surprised by common sense...Archbishop Dolan sounds like a terrific choice.
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