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Post by CHC8485 on Jun 6, 2023 10:15:11 GMT -5
Bishop McManus will be 72 on July 5 this year, so 3 years and a month until he has to submit his retirement letter.
The Pope of course can take his time accepting it, which, I really hope, does not happen.
McManus is a discount version of his protege former Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin.
Tobin’s retirement became official 1 month after he turned 75, so I’d be happy if McManus’ letter of retirement was treated with equal expediency.
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Post by Chu Chu on Jun 6, 2023 12:21:11 GMT -5
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Post by sader1970 on Jun 6, 2023 12:33:02 GMT -5
If Pope Francis is still alive and still the pope, I'd bet good money that McManus' departure would be at least as fast as our esteemed Bishop Tobin. Over the years, Bishop Tobin made clear in his opinion pieces and columns that he did not agree with Francis on many, many things. IMHO he was borderline insubordinate. Since my memory stinks, forgive me if I already posted this little story:
After having a couple of email exchanges with Bishop Henning while he was coadjutor, he came to our parish to help dedicate a sculpture, "Homeless Jesus," and we briefly met and he remembered our email exchanges. I politely asked him when he was going to take over since Bishop Tobin's 75th birthday had passed. He smiled and said "when the Pope says so." The very next day, he was named bishop of Providence and unquestionably he already knew that when he spoke to me. He gets credit from me for his diplomacy and telling the truth without being ahead of his skis.
I'm guessing Bishop McManus will get no points with a Jesuit pope for crossing swords with a Jesuit school, much less his antagonism towards Holy Cross.
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Post by Tom on Jun 6, 2023 13:42:36 GMT -5
If Pope Francis is still alive and still the pope, I'd bet good money that McManus' departure would be at least as fast as our esteemed Bishop Tobin. Over the years, Bishop Tobin made clear in his opinion pieces and columns that he did not agree with Francis on many, many things. IMHO he was borderline insubordinate. Since my memory stinks, forgive me if I already posted this little story: After having a couple of email exchanges with Bishop Henning while he was coadjutor, he came to our parish to help dedicate a sculpture, "Homeless Jesus," and we briefly met and he remembered our email exchanges. I politely asked him when he was going to take over since Bishop Tobin's 75th birthday had passed. He smiled and said "when the Pope says so." The very next day, he was named bishop of Providence and unquestionably he already knew that when he spoke to me. He gets credit from me for his diplomacy and telling the truth without being ahead of his skis. I'm guessing Bishop McManus will get no points with a Jesuit pope for crossing swords with a Jesuit school, much less his antagonism towards Holy Cross. regarding the bishop and the Nativity School, this was one of those issues where I can understand both view points. Both sides could have handled the situation better. On a plus side for the bishop, his stance annoyed some people enough to open their wallets and Nativity had a very good fundraising year
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Post by rgs318 on Jun 6, 2023 14:00:57 GMT -5
Your last point is most accurate. The good Bishop may be the best fundraising tool Nativity had in the recent past.
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