Dolan: Pope Francis Has 'Shattered The Caricature Of The Church'

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

CAITLIN MACNEAL – DECEMBER 29, 2013, 12:10 PM EST

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, on Sunday praised Pope Francis for changing the way the world views the Catholic church.

"This pope has successfully, finally shattered the caricature of the church that his predecessors have tried hard to do," Dolan said on ABC's "This Week." "What's that caricature? That the church is kind of mean and dour and always saying no and always telling us what we can't do and always telling us why we should be excluded. He's saying, no, come on in, the church is about warmth and tenderness."

Dolan said that Catholic leaders were surprised by how effective Pope Francis has been at improving the image of the church.

"What we were after was a good pastor with a track record of solid administration but fatherly warm, tender care for the sheep, for his people," Dolan said. "And, boy, we got that on steroids with Pope Francis. He's the world's parish priest."

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[Walk away]

1. Same vile church...shiny new clown face! nt

[onehandle]

2. Sounds like Cardinal Dolan is working to diminish the importance of this Pope. nt

[Javaman]

14. he knows how is bread is buttered...

the Pope just sacked a consecrative, dolan is trying to protect himself by being the sycophant that he is.

this is nothing by glad handing flattery to save his own skin.

[Rozlee]

3. Dolan, apologist and protector of child sexual predators in the clergy.

He's spoken out against women's reproductive choice and against gay rights and assisted in the cover-up and protection of pederast priests. He probably saw what Francis did to Cardinal Burke and sees the writing on the wall. A new era of liberalism in the church might not include a twisted right-wing dinosaur like him.

[warrant46]

12. He is an evil human being

Sitting in a position of power to make life miserable for those who are powerless/helpless

[elfin]

4. Dolan is a phony - just another ambitious winger

Met him twice in small gatherings. His "geniality" seemed forced to me, and this was before his bold moves to protect pedophiles and the church riches during his Wisconsin tenure.

Now trying to make it seem he likes Francis to curry favor, but I am sure he never voted for him in the conclave, but instead for himself.

[Warpy]

5. Yeah, as long as you're male and straight.

While I welcome his economic pronouncements and the squirming it's causing among Catholic conservatives (Scalia, I'm looking at you), I know his views on half the human population were shaped in the Dark Ages and buried under the mountain of infallible misogyny from all the previous popes.

Dolan's talking through his own funny hat.

[warrant46]

13. Clowns and Crocodiles

[christx30]

6. Yes. They are wonderful and inclusive.

As long as you don't want to get married to someone of the same sex. And as long as you don't want to make your decisions on what happens with your vagina. It's all warm fuzzies.

[Dawson Leery]

7. The caricature is alive and well.

So far, Francis has changed the window dressing. Will he change or at least accept of aspects of the multi-cultural world?

Thank you Timmy for reminding of what a deceptive little sugar daddy whore you are,

"care for the sheep" indeed Mr. Dolan, only to be led to the slaughter if you do NOT comply with every teaching.

[freshwest]

8. Dolan's nothing like Francis, who didn't live a life of privilege, saw evil and wants to end it now.

Dolan appears to be the absolute opposite. Rec'ing for Francis, don't want to hear anything from Dolan. AFAIK, he's trying smear Francis by endorsing him.

[BeyondGeography]

9. Weather vane said what?

[MellowDem]

10. The church is a regressive, conservative organization....

of course Dolan is happy that the very deliberate attempt to make the church look like "compassionate conservativism" is actually working, even among progressives.

The Pope is a fellow bigot like Dolan, they understand each other perfectly.

[Mz Pip]

11. Dolan is an ass.

Sounds like he's kissing up. Dolan is one of the most divisive Cardinals out there. Guess he figures he'd better tone down his rhetoric a bit.