Aquila describes appointment as Denver archbishop ‘overwhelming’
May 29, 2012 at 5:20 pm in Grand Forks Herald
Eleven years after Samuel Aquila was surprised by a call telling him to move from Denver to become the bishop of the Fargo diocese, he’s equally surprised to make the move back. “All of this is overwhelming,” said Aquila, who was announced Tuesday as the archbishop of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Denver. Continue Reading
As I said a few weeks ago, he’s being fast tracked. He took the lead among the conservative bishops, speaking out. And now he gets his reward. He’ll be a cardinal in 3 years.
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Of course you were right.. Why else would his bunk papers get so much attention. This guy is still living in the dark ages.
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John Paul II got ticked with the American bishops because he thought they were too liberal and independent. He started replacing them with more conservative ones. Benedict has continued that policy.
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I don’t think Rome is monitoring ND politics that closely.
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