Bishop Sean O'Malley named new Archbishop of Boston
I have met Bishop O'Malley several times as he is a great supporter of a community of Youth Ministers I used to be involved with, the Youth Apostles. I found him to be a very holy man. He speaks several languages. Squeaky clean. Possible Pope material, if I can be candid.
There are much, much better days coming for Boston.
This quote speaks volumes:
"The Rev. Richard McBrien, a liberal theologian at the University of Notre Dame, said despite all the kudos O'Malley has won for his response to clergy sex abuse, he is still a conservative priest who would be 'uncritically loyal to the Holy See and would not veer one millimeter from its policies and teachings on anything.'"
Despite all the kudos?
It's a wonderful vote of confidence when a liberal theologian calls another priest "uncritically loyal to the Holy See."
Here's the AP pic:
For a diocese suffering with scandal and division, he's a conciliatory figure, and we need that.