Monsignor Joseph R. Reilly

[SHUisNJsTeam]

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?

 

[SPK145]

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?

But all under the power of the archdiocese.

 

[SHUisNJsTeam]

But all under the power of the archdiocese.

Seems that’s where we really need to change things up though I have no idea how to make that happen.

 

[catholicman]

I had a long talk with a priest who is close to retirement. He said so many people knew about Uncle Teddy as they called him. He would invite Seminarians to his beach house and pick one to share his BR. The priest said many priests feel very guilty that they didn’t speak up and bring this to the light. If you are his secretary and ran the seminary at the time, I’m not sure how you didn’t know. Tough situation all around but his closeness to the McCarrick situation alone should have taken him off the list of candidates IMO. Really bad decision by the BORs who had to get this decision right after botching/ and maybe creating the Nyre situation. This sucks.

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.

 

[catholicman]

But all under the power of the archdiocese.

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.

 

[Halldan1]

I have for the most part refrained from this situation. So I will just say this. Let's wait for everything to come out and then when it does our readers can air their opinions.