Thursday, May 18, 2006
Little Rock: Not Just Another Discarded First Wife
Pat points out that Joliet's outgoing bishop requested a replacement with experience to succeed him in leading the US's 25th largest diocese. Fair enough on the pastoral side, but echoes of Bob Dole and Newt Gingrich* remain with me. Bishop Sartain, possibly correcting himself:
Truly I can say that I am blessed to be here today ... for many years to come ... for the rest of my life.
Maybe it sounded better live. We can hope.
* The phenomenon of up-and-comers discarding first wives when one's leadership ambitions seem to indicate a spouse with more gravitas may be needed.
