Good Column on Newsweek Blog About Scranton Bishop Being Ordered to Retire

[JPZenger]

http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/catholicamerica/2009/09/trading-in_the_bishop_of_scranton.html

[Number9Dream]

1. Thanks, JPZ... another interesting piece

"At a mass intended to introduce him to the diocese, for instance, he interrupted the service to forbid the holding of hands in the rite of peace."

I'm picturing the town priest in "Cinema Paradiso", ringing his bell to censor the kissing scenes in the movies.

"His Republican-sounding October 2008 instruction on how Catholics had to vote against Democrats exposed his lack of influence over his flock that gave over 63% of their votes to Obama."

Unfortunately, those instructions were repeated in many PA Catholic churches. Time for tax-exempt status revocation.