American cardinal says his own mother is 'embarrassed to be Catholic'

[Pope George Ringo II]

You know the scandals in the Catholic Church are bad when a leading American cardinal says his own mother is ashamed to show her faith in public.

That's what Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Thursday.

"You don't think that did me in?" said Dolan, often one of the more cheery American churchmen.

"When my mom says -- she's in assisted living -- she said: I'm not going out for lunch, I'm kind of embarrassed to be Catholic."

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/13/us/dolan-amanpour-cnntv/index.html

It's a month old, but I wonder if Al Capone and John Gotti ever had trouble getting their mothers to be seen with them in public.

[3Hotdogs]

1. I don't know but I guess we can ask Gotti, Jr. if mom is embarassed about him.

[Pope George Ringo II]

2. He's got some just lovely quotes later down, too.

On whether homosexuality played a role in the church's sex abuse crisis: "I don't think that's the sole root of it." And a generous concession to atheists as the lowest rung of moral decency: "I don't care if you have no faith. You know that that is vicious, that's diabolical. You don't do it."

I know Tony Soprano lived in a fictional world of fubar morality and had a difficult relationship with his mother. Maybe Dolan has a lot in common with him, too?

[violetpastille]

3. What would Jesus say about the Pope's outfits?

Someone here pointed out that even the liberal churches, the ones with female pastors and lots of rainbow flags and group participation if they were truly following Jesus would be raging against the patriarchal church-factories. They wouldn't be playing the guitar and singing about "Brother Tree".

It's time to pack the whole scheme in.. Or at least come up with a different name than "Christianity" and "Christians".

[Pope George Ringo II]

4. Why should they not be called "christians"?

Let them keep the name. You can't sully what was never admirable.

[violetpastille]

6. I ain't mad at Jesus (Christ Superstar)

[Pope George Ringo II]

7. Not the best version of that song.

Fitting, I suppose. It's not like xianity is even the best version of religion, either.

[MineralMan]

10. I rather prefer Violet Crumble.

[violetpastille]

11. Maybe Violet Beauraguarde.. n/t

[MineralMan]

12. Well, that's a good-looking last name, for sure.

[MineralMan]

5. Nice Dress, Pope!

[bobbieinok]

8. Doesn't Dolan have an extremely bad record on covering up sexual abuse by priests?

[bobbieinok]

9. As archbishop of Milwaukee Dolan shifted $57 million to protect it from victims' lawsuits

Reported online in National Catholic Reporter July 2, 2013.

Google Dolan abuse by priests

[Iggo]

14. He has a very successful record of covering up for abusive priests.

[Pope George Ringo II]

15. I frankly assume you have to in order to get promoted in that organization.

Kind of like being a "made man" for the mafia, you have to prove your loyalty before the big bucks come.

[Iggo]

13. They should all be.

And seriously? Dolan? Fuck that guy.