Archbishop Nienstedt sets himself the lowest of bars

[hrmjustin]

Mark Silk

John Nienstedt, the embattled archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, has decided to tough it out and disregard the calls for him to resign over his handling of sex abuse cases. He is now publicly campaigning to keep his job.

“In the end, it comes down to this: 18 years ago, Pope John Paul II chose me to serve the Church as a bishop, an authentic successor of the apostles,” he writes in a column posted on the archdiocesan website. “I am bound to continue in my office as long as the Holy Father has appointed me here.”

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[Htom Sirveaux]

1. He should have added:

"...and I am fully dedicated to making the Pope's mistake as large as possible!"

[hrmjustin]

2. He should be defrocked immediately.

[Htom Sirveaux]

3. Yes, he should be. nt

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

4. So is he saying "It's not my fault I'm here; blame John Paul II."?

Or perhaps, "I can be as big an asshole as I want, and the only one who can remove me is the Pope. Nyah, nyah!"

[hrmjustin]

5. Yes it seems like that is his defense.

He needs to be defrocked.

[okasha]

6. He needs the print

of Papa Francisco's shoe on his butt.

[hrmjustin]

7. Yes. This is a good opportunity to clean house.