Rhoades to Succeed D'Arcy

It was announced this morning that Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Harrisburg, PA will succeed Bishop John D'Arcy as prelate of the Diocese of Fort Wayne/South Bend. This transition will effectively occur on January 13, 2010. At age 77, Bishop D'Arcy is 2 years beyond the standard retirement age.

Unknown at this time are:
1) who will succeed Rhoades as Bishop of Harrisburg
2) what this transition will portend in the matter of the various scandals of Notre Dame

If there are thoughts on these, particularly the latter, please comment on these. Thank you.

Bishop D'Arcy To Retire?

From the American Papist (look to the right-hand bar of this window) I learned of the pending retirement of the current bishop of Fort Wayne/South Bend. Bishop John D'Arcy is 77 years old; he submitted his resignation 2 years ago as per the requirements. The stories have it that he will announce his replacement tomorrow. His successor is already a bishop currently serving in another diocese.

Bishop D'Arcy came into prominence last spring during the Notre Dame commencement debacle, when President Obama befouled the commencement with his pro-abortion presence there. As far as I'm concerned, there is still much clean-up that needs to happen at the episcopal level that hasn't happened. Why it hasn't happened to date has baffled me, but perhaps these questions will be answered tomorrow.

Fresh Insults to Our Lady

As the title hints, more perfidy issues forth from the formerly Catholic institution that bears the name "University of Notre Dame".

It has come to our attention that the campus' "Progressive Student Alliance" received permission to use student activity funds to send five of its members to the Equality March this past weekend in Washington. That's right! Catholic funds, presumably from Catholic parents, were used to promote the sinful gay lifestyle while further corrupting those five students.

Ask Bishop D'Arcy to take the disciplinary action against Notre Dame that he should have taken last May.

To contact University of Notre Dame:
President Fr. John Jenkins
Office of the President
400 Main Building
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone: 574.631.3903
Email: president@nd.edu

Bishop John D'Arcy
Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese
114 West Wayne Street
South Bend, IN 46601
Chancery phone: (574) 234-0687