A new Archbishop for the Seattle Diocese

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It was just announced today that Archbishop Brunett will be resigning. The Seattle archdiocese hasn’t had a true, orthodox minded archbishop since before I was born. Please pray that the Holy Father makes a wise and insired decision when he makes his decision on who will be our new archbishop.
 
Tomorrow about 9:30am, Archbishop Alexander Brunett will announce his sucessor. We are praying for a tradition “friendly” Archbishop.
 
Actually, his Excellency resigned sometime ago. The decision for the new Abp has been made, it’ll just be announced tomorrow.

It always amazes me that they can keep stuff like this quiet. Many priests already know the name but they truely know how to kepp it “buttoned”.
God Bless them
 
The Holy Father, then Cardinal Ratzinger, was heavily involved in the repair of the Seattle Archdiocese in the latter part of the Archbishop Hunthausen days, so I am confident that he will appoint a solid successor. To his credit, current Archbishop Brunett has been involved with Sacred Heart radio, which can only be a good thing. I am holding out hope for Archbishop Chaput as successor, but I hear he’s taken!
 
Its more than “looks like”. Its all over the web. Does anyone know if he is “trad friendly”?
 
Bishop Sartain has been the Bishop in my diocese. No, he is not a traditionalist. No one should be a traditionalist because too many traditionalists confuse medieval developements with the authentic and ancient apostolic tradition of the undivided Church. Instead, people should be orthodox with the mind of the Church, which Bishop Sartain is.
 
Dan-Man916 said:
Bishop Sartain has been the Bishop in my diocese. No, he is not a traditionalist. No one should be a traditionalist because too many traditionalists confuse medieval developements with the authentic and ancient apostolic tradition of the undivided Church. Instead, people should be orthodox with the mind of the Church, which Bishop Sartain is.
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And a central component of orthodoxy is protecting, cherishing and promoting the treasury of Catholic tradition and culture, developed and passed down from generation to generation.
 
HCC said:
And a central component of orthodoxy is protecting, cherishing and promoting the treasury of Catholic tradition and culture, developed and passed down from generation to generation.
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Absolutely, and that means understanding medieval developments in ecclesiology and liturgy, which were not part of the ancient traditions, but were developments to meet the needs of the times. While these medieval developments are not contrary to the faith and are certainly enjoyed by many of the faithful, they do not constitute unchangeable elements since they are later additions and can be amended as different needs are required and discerned by the Church.
 
you can all be assued, Bishop Sartain is not an innovator. He was a very outspoken Bishop who advocated 1-strike and youre out with the priest scandal. He has been a good administrator, and he is an excellent homilist. He also has a great radio voice. he is very pleasant to listen to and draws you in when he preaches.
 
Dan-Man916 said:
you can all be assued, Bishop Sartain is not an innovator. He was a very outspoken Bishop who advocated 1-strike and youre out with the priest scandal. He has been a good administrator, and he is an excellent homilist. He also has a great radio voice. he is very pleasant to listen to and draws you in when he preaches.
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Thank you for your comments. We are blessed to have him, I’m sure.
 
being involved in parish ministry, i’ve had the opportunity to spend some time with Bishop Sartain on diocesan formation days over the past couple of years. I am sad to see him go. Seattle is getting a good and holy servant, IMO. I hope Joliet is fortunate to get another good man.
 
One of the first things he can do is put Fr. Jan Larsen somewhere where he can do the least amount of harm.
 
Dan-Man916 said:
Absolutely, and that means understanding medieval developments in ecclesiology and liturgy, which were not part of the ancient traditions, but were developments to meet the needs of the times. While these medieval developments are not contrary to the faith and are certainly enjoyed by many of the faithful, they do not constitute unchangeable elements since they are later additions and can be amended as different needs are required and discerned by the Church.
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The traditions of our faith have come down through an organic process. We don’t suddenly say, ok, this is not from the 1st Century and therefore has not merit. We are not antiquarians. We protect all the traditions that have come down and developed through the centuries. What you’re promoting stems from Modernism and Deconstructionism. A rupture, rather than a continuity.

God protect our authentic Catholic culture.
 
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The traditions of our faith have come down through an organic process.
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Of course it has.
We don’t suddenly say, ok, this is not from the 1st Century and therefore has not merit.
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I never said that it didn’t.
We are not antiquarians. We protect all the traditions that have come down and developed through the centuries. What you’re promoting stems from Modernism and Deconstructionism. A rupture, rather than a continuity.
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Not at all. This is one of the problems of a traditionalist mindset. Continuity means that what was part of the tradition is always a part of the tradition so that a return to more ancient praxis is anything but modernism or deconstructionism. Rather, it is find the authentic roots of the Church and seeking to live that tradition with its roots as focus rather than organic developments which may not address the needs of the Church at this time.
It is not deconstructionism to recognize that the clericalism and a roman monarchial system that developed in the early 2nd millenium is just that, a development, not the apostolic practice.
God protect our authentic Catholic culture.
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Most certainly. Let us recognize the faith of the undivided Church in the first millenium recognizing that medieval additions are just that, medieval innovations. Innovations aren’t bad. But to try to pass off that they are unchangeable, as many traditionalists try to do, is not true to history or eccelsiology.
 
Dan-Man916 said:
being involved in parish ministry, i’ve had the opportunity to spend some time with Bishop Sartain on diocesan formation days over the past couple of years. I am sad to see him go. Seattle is getting a good and holy servant, IMO. I hope Joliet is fortunate to get another good man.
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I am sorry for your loss. He is a man that Seattle sorely needs right now. May you be blessed with another outstanding shepherd soon.
 
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