Hatman Begins

[Soutane]

Hatman Begins
First North American in bishop-maker

Having been farewelled at a large Assumption Day Mass in Quebec, next week sees Cardinal Marc Ouellet depart Canada’s Premier See for Rome and his place in the Vatican’s “Big Three” as prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.??The first Canadian ever tapped to head a Roman Congregation, and the first North American to be given the keys to the all-powerful “Bishops’ Shop,” the incoming Kingmaker and chief overseer of the global church’s 5,000-odd prelates marked the transition with one of his favored pasttimes – a round of interviews – along the way shedding some light on the qualities he’ll be seeking in recommending candidates for the high-hat to B16 at their weekly Saturday sit-downs.??First, to Canadian Catholic News’ Deborah Gyapong:
In his new duties helping the Pope choose bishops, Cardinal Marc Ouellet will be looking for bold “men of faith” who have “the guts to help people live it out.”

calcatholic.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?id=8873ca94-a1d6-4b56-be91-61d9cb3c27a8

 

[Scoobyshme]

Hatman Begins
First North American in bishop-maker

Having been farewelled at a large Assumption Day Mass in Quebec, next week sees Cardinal Marc Ouellet depart Canada’s Premier See for Rome and his place in the Vatican’s “Big Three” as prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.??The first Canadian ever tapped to head a Roman Congregation, and the first North American to be given the keys to the all-powerful “Bishops’ Shop,” the incoming Kingmaker and chief overseer of the global church’s 5,000-odd prelates marked the transition with one of his favored pasttimes – a round of interviews – along the way shedding some light on the qualities he’ll be seeking in recommending candidates for the high-hat to B16 at their weekly Saturday sit-downs.??First, to Canadian Catholic News’ Deborah Gyapong:
In his new duties helping the Pope choose bishops, Cardinal Marc Ouellet will be looking for bold “men of faith” who have “the guts to help people live it out.”

calcatholic.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?id=8873ca94-a1d6-4b56-be91-61d9cb3c27a8

Well, I’m glad the Pope picked a first round draft choice to fill this position! We need good bishops! They’ve been pretty scant lately, especially in the U.S.! (We do have SOME good ones, but we need to replace a lot of the other politically-driven ones with faithful ones that have spines.)