I agree. The quality of the young priests in the US is so high that the liberal bishops have slim pickings to choose from in choosing like minded liberals in the future as their successors.
I agree. The quality of the young priests in the US is so high that the liberal bishops have slim pickings to choose from in choosing like minded liberals in the future as their successors.
I hope they all pretend they are aligned with Pope Francis. Sort of like Bishop Paprocki who was a protege of the ultraliberal Cardinal Bernardin, but became an awesome orthodox bishop. I am actually hoping 56 year old Bishop Andrew Cozzens of Crookston, Minnesota, who was in charge of the National Eucharistic Congress, is advanced, but he may have to wait for the next Pope.
I am surprised that you put the Polish-born Bishop Fedek into the mix. Polish priests and bishops are good at pretending to follow the lead of Pope Francis in word, but doing what is right in deed. The poor American bishops get the most criticism from Pope Francis, yet the Polish bishops are way more conservative. They cleverly quote Pope Francis in nearly every document and homily and never openly criticize him or his policies, but completely ignore almost every directive that comes from the Vatican. I personally know at least two Polish-born priests who have high positions in dioceses where Cupich dictates things who are more conservative than Bishop Strickland, but publicly they sound like they are towing the Cupich and Pope Francis line. I pray they do become bishops and make Cardinal Cupich cringe at who got through under his nose.
I agree. The quality of the young priests in the US is so high that the liberal bishops have slim pickings to choose from in choosing like minded liberals in the future as their successors.
Just a few of the younger guys we hope to be seeing more of, who are pastorally oriented like our Holy Father:
Bishop Jos├й Arturo Cepeda Escobedo (55),
Bishop Ramon Bejarano (55)
Bishop Mario Alberto Avil├йs Campos, C.O. (55)
Bishop Felipe Pulido (55)
Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala (54)
Bishop Anthony Cerdan Celino (52)
Bishop Juan Rafael Esposito-Garcia (51)
Bishop Artur Bubnevych (49)
Bishop Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa (48)
Bishop Joseph Armando Espaillat (48)
Bishop Jos├й Maria Garcia Maldonado (46)
Bishop Robert Fedek (45)
Well . . . we'll see.
All Hispanic but the last?
I hope they all pretend they are aligned with Pope Francis. Sort of like Bishop Paprocki who was a protege of the ultraliberal Cardinal Bernardin, but became an awesome orthodox bishop. I am actually hoping 56 year old Bishop Andrew Cozzens of Crookston, Minnesota, who was in charge of the National Eucharistic Congress, is advanced, but he may have to wait for the next Pope.
I am surprised that you put the Polish-born Bishop Fedek into the mix. Polish priests and bishops are good at pretending to follow the lead of Pope Francis in word, but doing what is right in deed. The poor American bishops get the most criticism from Pope Francis, yet the Polish bishops are way more conservative. They cleverly quote Pope Francis in nearly every document and homily and never openly criticize him or his policies, but completely ignore almost every directive that comes from the Vatican. I personally know at least two Polish-born priests who have high positions in dioceses where Cupich dictates things who are more conservative than Bishop Strickland, but publicly they sound like they are towing the Cupich and Pope Francis line. I pray they do become bishops and make Cardinal Cupich cringe at who got through under his nose.
The Polish bishops have experience in these matters.
Better hope that no one gets hold of the list you put together. That will bring any тАШupward mobilityтАЩ to a grinding halt.