{"id":4934,"date":"2006-02-02T14:05:13","date_gmt":"2006-02-02T14:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/02\/the-righteous-rooneys.html"},"modified":"2006-02-02T14:05:13","modified_gmt":"2006-02-02T14:05:13","slug":"the-righteous-rooneys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/02\/the-righteous-rooneys.html","title":{"rendered":"The Righteous Rooneys"},"content":{"rendered":"

A NCR(egister) profile of the Steelers’ owners.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Bishop Donald Wuerl said the Steelers and the Rooneys have quietly bolstered the morale and financial welfare of the Pittsburgh Diocese for more than 70 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cDan Rooney, though a private man who does nothing to promote himself, is a fixture in the diocese,\u201d Bishop Wuerl said. \u201cThe Holy Family Institute, the Cardinal Wright Regional School, Catholic Charities \u2014 the list goes on and on. His faith and his values permeate the Pittsburgh Steelers organization which is the real reason why, win or lose, the Steelers are so important to our city and region.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though Pittsburgh may be the undisputed Notre Dame of professional football, it\u2019s not the only team known for supporting the Church. New York Giants\u2019 co-owner Wellington Mara, who died last year, was a daily communicant and a big contributor to Catholic causes in New York, for example. <\/p>\n

To win this latest Super Bowl trip, the Steelers had to get past the Denver Broncos \u2014 a team owned by Catholic philanthropist Pat Bowlen. His team\u2019s charity raised more than $1 million recently for the Capuchin order\u2019s ministries to Denver\u2019s poor and homeless. Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput, a Capuchin Franciscan, was Bowlen\u2019s guest for consecutive Super Bowl titles in \u201998 and \u201999.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Broncos and Pat Bowlen have been supportive of organizations in our archdiocese, and they\u2019ve been very involved with the ministries of the Capuchins both at the Samaritan Shelter and in other ways,\u201d Archbishop Chaput said. \u201cAs a Capuchin I\u2019m very grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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