How is the BOR chosen/appointed? Seems very much a good ol’ boys network giving power without true accountability to a very small handful of people. Is this the perception others have as well?
Monsignor Joseph R. Reilly
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Seems that’s where we really need to change things up though I have no idea how to make that happen.
Being McCarrick's secretary is something different than what it sounds like. A bishop's secretary is more like a flunkie or gopher. He brings the bishops vestments, miter, staff to public Masses and may drive him around. But the bishop's srcretary has nothing to do with policy decisions, scheduling appointments, or anything like that. It's usually a very young priest too.
Did he run the seminary during McCarrick's tenure? I dont think so.
You're points are based on bad information.
I have no time for Tobin and despised McCarrick since the 1980s. But the Archdiocese is not the evil empire. I think they pick regents who genuinely care about the university. One flaw in choosing is that they tend to favor big benefactors. In reality, being a rich benefactor isn't necessarily a good qualification.
It does seem a little suspect to do a hit piece on Msgr. Reilly and the university on what was probably the last day the university was open before Christmas break.
How is it as hit piece? Because of the timing? Or do the documents not exist? (Hint: they do.)
Yes, timing. No one is really around to respond. Not questioning the validity as usually where there’s smoke there’s fire. Hope I’m wrong on that though.
The points about what McCarrick did are right on. Whether our new Pres spent a lot of time with him and did not handle things at the Seminary correctly I do not know for sure and never said I did. It still sounds like a big problem unfortunately. If he was with McCarrick and later ran the Seminary and brushed something under the rug, it is not a good look. The BORs should have vetted that and steered clear. I'm blaming the BORs not our new President. There are lots of good priests who have been accused that are innocent. Lots that are guilty too. Unfortunately the church continues to screw this up and opens itself up to this scrutiny. BORs should have avoided the scrutiny if there was any question when they chose a new President. Can't mess up two Presidents in a row but it seems that may be the case. Hoping it gets settled soon and we move on to the business of running Seton Hall. I wish we weren't talking about this as our University doesn't need continued bad press.
