Chatter boxes in the Catholic blogosphere, I gather, are hinting that the vacant cathedra of the Milwaukee Archdiocese is set to be filled any day now. Names of possible candidates in the running have been tossed about, but until the official call is made, all of that whispering is futile speculation and, frankly, a waste of time. (That's why I don't frequent those pedantic, Chatty Cathy Catholic blogs.) All one needs to know is that the Milwaukee Archdiocese is in a terrible state of disarray as a result of over thirty years of listless and often corrupt management. A priest friend from Milwaukee relates that one could staff a small diocese with the number of good candidates for the seminary who have been turned away from Saint Francis Seminary over the years.
A game changer is in order; someone who will clean house in a serious way and who cares more about the solicitude for souls than in just being liked by everyone. Short of that, Milwaukee Catholics will continue to find themselves adrift at sea, thanks to those charged with their care. Sounds harsh, I know, but it's the truth. My prayer is that someone at the Vatican will have conveyed the dire sense of urgency regarding Milwaukee to those charged with narrowing the list of candidates.
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