{"id":1012,"date":"2009-02-23T07:07:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-23T07:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2009\/02\/the-churchs-worst-kept-secret-updated.html"},"modified":"2009-02-23T07:07:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-23T07:07:00","slug":"the-churchs-worst-kept-secret-updated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2009\/02\/the-churchs-worst-kept-secret-updated.html","title":{"rendered":"The Church’s worst-kept secret… — UPDATED"},"content":{"rendered":"

…is finally out<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And the Grey Lady<\/a> has it on page one.<\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/b> Michael Sean Winters has this glowing first review<\/a>: <\/p>\n

During his time in Milwaukee, Dolan has been a model of centrism. At the blog “Cheeky Pink Girl” there is a posting by a conservative critic of Dolan: “On the other hand, while Dolan is certainly stable and a nice guy all around – that’s his problem. He’s been too moderate – too nice. He hasn’t fixed everything we had hoped (or needed). He hasn’t been the lightning bolt of conservatism that he was touted to be. (Unless you believe conservativism is simply upholding basic Church teachings.) So, New York, get ready for easy-to-swallow pablum, if Dolan is indeed who you’re getting.” Conversely, the victims-rights organization SNAP has been harshly critical of Dolan. When you get hounded equally by both left and right, you are doing a good job.<\/p>\n

It has been easy to applaud most of Pope Benedict\u2019s appointments. But, in choosing Dolan to assume the cathedra at St. Patrick\u2019s, Benedict has made a truly great choice. Dolan will be great with the necessary, if unseemly, task of fundraising. He will be great with the media. He will help build up the morale of his clergy. Ellis once said that Cardinal O\u2019Connor was “a lion” in the mold of the greatest of American bishops such as Gibbons, John Ireland, and John Hughes. Dolan could be another in that tradition, a bishop who is unafraid to love his flock, to defend his Church, and to preach to a culture that is desperately hungry for the Gospel. Two weeks ago, in the Gospel reading, Simon Peter said to Jesus, “Everyone is looking for you!” This is as true today as it was two thousand years ago, although many people not even know who they are looking for, or even that they are looking at all. It is Archbishop Dolan\u2019s task to help them look for Christ and find him. I can\u2019t think of a finer appointment. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

…is finally out. And the Grey Lady has it on page one. UPDATE: Michael Sean Winters has this glowing first review: During his time in Milwaukee, Dolan has been a model of centrism. 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