This blog presents short ponderings about "theology wrapped" current events through the eyes of "everyday" layperson, Joe Lunch Box.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Make an Appointment, Please!
And that is just what Pope Benedict has been doing. In the first half of July, Pope Benedict named new bishops for four of the several dioceses in the U.S. awaiting a new bishop (I think there had been about 11 at the beginning of the month). One of the criticisms of Pope John Paul II was that he had a pretty 'hands-off" approach in appointing bishops. He let the various Curia leaders decide who would lead dioceses and archdioceses around the world. I have read that Pope Benedict is playing a much more active role in the appointments of bishops. As Cardinal Ratzinger of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, there is a good chance that Pope Benedict has had some knowledge of many of the priests he is appointing as bishops. Many of them served in the Vatican. Time will only tell if these appointments will be an improvement over past appointments.
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