Excellent analysis, Ed. I wonder how the good people of the Archdiocese feel knowing their Archbishop was selected based on politics and not the needs of the local community.
Excellent analysis, Ed. I wonder how the good people of the Archdiocese feel knowing their Archbishop was selected based on politics and not the needs of the local community.
Well weтАЩre not so stupid as to not notice we arenтАЩt a factor in the decision thatтАЩs for sure - this is has literally been the comment of many people IтАЩve talked to (weтАЩre ADW sheep) in the last day - how come nobody cares about what the PEOPLE here need. This diocese isnтАЩt the White House and capital hill. ItтАЩs a whole heck of a lot of people too ЁЯШЮ.
Maybe those parishes are happy about it; surely some Catholics are. However, "The people of the ADW are very happy about the selection" seems like stereotyping to me.
Honestly, I wouldn't say "The people of the ADW are very unhappy about the selection", either. I'll just speak for myself any my little family: this seems like a bad choice--but I know God will bring great good out of it anyway in the long run.
Excellent analysis, Ed. I wonder how the good people of the Archdiocese feel knowing their Archbishop was selected based on politics and not the needs of the local community.
Very pastoral. I can feel the synodality and I donтАЩt even live there!
Well weтАЩre not so stupid as to not notice we arenтАЩt a factor in the decision thatтАЩs for sure - this is has literally been the comment of many people IтАЩve talked to (weтАЩre ADW sheep) in the last day - how come nobody cares about what the PEOPLE here need. This diocese isnтАЩt the White House and capital hill. ItтАЩs a whole heck of a lot of people too ЁЯШЮ.
"their Archbishop was selected based on politics and not the needs of the local community." Spot on!
The people of the ADW are very happy about the selection.
As an ADW parishioner, I'm not, and I know plenty of others who are saddened also. I haven't yet met someone happy about the selection.
But God is in charge so I'm not worried.
Come to Sacred Heart in DC, or OLOA, or St. Gabriel parish, all of which may cease to exist under the new federal administration.
Maybe those parishes are happy about it; surely some Catholics are. However, "The people of the ADW are very happy about the selection" seems like stereotyping to me.
Honestly, I wouldn't say "The people of the ADW are very unhappy about the selection", either. I'll just speak for myself any my little family: this seems like a bad choice--but I know God will bring great good out of it anyway in the long run.
And just why are those parishes threatened with their very existence?
Because most of their members are on TPS or DACA.