Comments on: Playing the Pallium Prediction Game http://gop3.com/2009/03/08/playing-the-pallium-prediction-game/ Fighting Like Warriors and Thinking Right. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:53:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Daniel http://gop3.com/2009/03/08/playing-the-pallium-prediction-game/comment-page-1/#comment-363588 Daniel Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:54:49 +0000 http://gop3.com/?p=3370#comment-363588 Thanks for the comments, gentlemen. Dan, I think you hit on several good points. The article was unfair to Morlino, and he has been a "rainmaker" on vocations (as the Catholic blogosphere <a href='http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2007/04/vocations-b16-style-you-cant-have-one.html' rel="nofollow">has noted</a>). Also, you're absolutely right to note the vacancy in St. Louis. If I had to guess, it might be that Listecki goes to St. Louis, because the Vatican may be hesitant to lift one of the four Wisconsin bishops up to archbishop, making him metropolitan over his colleagues. Thanks for the comments, gentlemen.
Dan, I think you hit on several good points. The article was unfair to Morlino, and he has been a “rainmaker” on vocations (as the Catholic blogosphere has noted).

Also, you’re absolutely right to note the vacancy in St. Louis. If I had to guess, it might be that Listecki goes to St. Louis, because the Vatican may be hesitant to lift one of the four Wisconsin bishops up to archbishop, making him metropolitan over his colleagues.

]]> By: The General http://gop3.com/2009/03/08/playing-the-pallium-prediction-game/comment-page-1/#comment-363584 The General Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:21:38 +0000 http://gop3.com/?p=3370#comment-363584 Curiously enough, Bishop Kicanas actually confirmed me when he was an auxillary bishop in the Chicago area in the mid/late 1990s. He's actually got quite a good personality (not quite like Archbishop Dolan obviously), but I agree, probably a bit too centrist for Milwaukee. Curiously enough, Bishop Kicanas actually confirmed me when he was an auxillary bishop in the Chicago area in the mid/late 1990s. He’s actually got quite a good personality (not quite like Archbishop Dolan obviously), but I agree, probably a bit too centrist for Milwaukee.

]]> By: Dan http://gop3.com/2009/03/08/playing-the-pallium-prediction-game/comment-page-1/#comment-363578 Dan Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:50:54 +0000 http://gop3.com/?p=3370#comment-363578 Great post with some good insights. Esp. so regarding Morlino, the JS article painted him in a sort of unfair light, but yes he has unfinished work in Madison with the Cathedral and all and he is needed there, Bishop Morlino has been great for vocations by the way, helping many young men hear the call to priesthood. If I had to bed on this my bet would be Listecki, he now has very broad experince, big city Chicago and more rural lacrosse diocese, he has both a blue collar backround (worked in steel mills during seminary)and a backround in academia. Also, Milw. is due for a Polish-American Bishop. Also let's not forget, former LaCrosse Bishop Raymond Burke is now in the Vatican inner circle and Pope Bennedict could very well be turning to him for some advice. Lets not forget that St. Louis is still needing a new archbishop and some of the names in this article are probably on the short list for that job as well. One point which I will disagree with you on though, I think the new Archbisop will be named by summer but I guess only time will tell. Dolan will be missed but I am confident the Pope will provide us with a great new shepherd! Great post with some good insights. Esp. so regarding Morlino, the JS article painted him in a sort of unfair light, but yes he has unfinished work in Madison with the Cathedral and all and he is needed there, Bishop Morlino has been great for vocations by the way, helping many young men hear the call to priesthood.

If I had to bed on this my bet would be Listecki, he now has very broad experince, big city Chicago and more rural lacrosse diocese, he has both a blue collar backround (worked in steel mills during seminary)and a backround in academia. Also, Milw. is due for a Polish-American Bishop.

Also let’s not forget, former LaCrosse Bishop Raymond Burke is now in the Vatican inner circle and Pope Bennedict could very well be turning to him for some advice.

Lets not forget that St. Louis is still needing a new archbishop and some of the names in this article are probably on the short list for that job as well.

One point which I will disagree with you on though, I think the new Archbisop will be named by summer but I guess only time will tell.

Dolan will be missed but I am confident the Pope will provide us with a great new shepherd!

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