tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post1719661753328885666..comments2024-03-27T11:27:31.790-05:00Comments on A Catholic Life: Bishop Thomas Wenski Named Archbishop of MiamiMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07929374709032473716noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post-89823767409991240912010-06-03T10:02:39.720-05:002010-06-03T10:02:39.720-05:00Here are a few things I found out:
During his twe...Here are a few things I found out:<br /><br />During his twelve years at the seminary, he was a self-described "very liberal seminarian," questioning Catholic teaching on clerical celibacy and the ordination of women. His views eventually became more conservative through his experience working with Cuban immigrants and migrant workers.<br /><br /><br /> Wenski held a Mass of Reparation for the University of Notre Dame's decision to have President Barack Obama deliver its commencement speech and receive an honorary degree, given Obama's pro-choice views. At the Mass, he denounced Obama for his "rather extremist views on abortion" and said that Notre Dame's "actions suggest that, unlike a beauty queen from California, it lacks the courage of its convictions."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com