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AngelaMarie
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How do you know that the intent of Card. Dolan is a money and publicity grab?
How do you know he is coming from a place of egotism?
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How do you know he is coming from a place of egotism?
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AngelaMarie
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The Holy See has already voiced that the desires of the family are to be honored.
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AngelaMarie
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They did.
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Tis_Bearself
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First of all, it’s my opinion. Obviously I can’t read his mind. But it sure looks like a power play given that his predecessor Egan had already said the Archdiocese was not interested in Sheen, AND Peoria had spent all the time and money advancing his cause.
You don’t just roll in and take over a cause from another diocese when it looks pretty positive that the person will indeed become a saint.
There are other persons interred right in St. Patrick’s that the Archdiocese of New York could promote. Or they could have been the promoters of Sheen from the get-go. They decided to take a pass, now they want to change their minds. And have paid out large sums to lawyers trying to accomplish that. The Archdiocese of New York no doubt has deep pockets and I wouldn’t put it past them to try to drag out the legal case as long as possible till the other side runs out of money and cries Uncle. That’s how they do things in New York City.
You don’t just roll in and take over a cause from another diocese when it looks pretty positive that the person will indeed become a saint.
There are other persons interred right in St. Patrick’s that the Archdiocese of New York could promote. Or they could have been the promoters of Sheen from the get-go. They decided to take a pass, now they want to change their minds. And have paid out large sums to lawyers trying to accomplish that. The Archdiocese of New York no doubt has deep pockets and I wouldn’t put it past them to try to drag out the legal case as long as possible till the other side runs out of money and cries Uncle. That’s how they do things in New York City.
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AngelaMarie
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I guess I take the route of being charitable and giving Cardinal Dolan the benefit of the doubt.
He has said on several occasions that Sheen is a hero of his and that he wants to honor what Sheen’s wishes were (to be buried in NY, at least)
I am of the opinion that neither Dolan nor Jenky are coming from a place power and money grab, but coming from a place of good intentions but from different perspectives. I believe that both are men of God, doing what they think it best.
He has said on several occasions that Sheen is a hero of his and that he wants to honor what Sheen’s wishes were (to be buried in NY, at least)
I am of the opinion that neither Dolan nor Jenky are coming from a place power and money grab, but coming from a place of good intentions but from different perspectives. I believe that both are men of God, doing what they think it best.
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Joe_5859
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I think it’s good to presume good will. I’ve always had a fondness for both bishops. But, I’ll admit, I’m having difficulty understanding Dolan’s perspective on it. It really is embarrassing that this played out in the secular courts as it has.
As I understand it, an appeal could still be made even of this most recent decision, but it seems to me that each time the chance of success for NY goes down. I’m hoping that NY just lets the decision stand, but I’m not counting on it.
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CTBcin
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According to the Peoria Journal Star, there’s only one more option that the Archdiocese has: appealing to the highest appeals court in New York. But, they only take a select few cases and very rarely take cases that are decided unanimously 5-0 in the lower courts. So the Archdiocese could appeal, but the chances of having their appeal heard are very slim, which means that this court’s decision will probably stand once and for all (I hope).
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Weserthy
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Another wild card in this whole battle is that Joan Sheen Cunningham, Sheen’s niece, is over 90 now and the longer this circus drags on, the greater the chance there is that NY may end up winning by default. She originally was fine with his remains staying in NY but changed her mind after Peoria said they would stop the cause until his remains moved there. She wanted him to be beatified and/or canonized before she died and so agreed to have his body moved to Peoria, but NY has held things up for so long that the chances of that happening are much slimmer now. She may live to see him beatified if she is fortunate, still.
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