Hats off to Archbishop Wilton Gregory for making a simple, sincere, manful apology when he realized that he had caused scandal by spending over $2 million on a new residence.
The archbishop could have attacked his critics, saying that the
complaints about his building plans were motivated by anti-Catholic
bigotry. He could have tried to rationalize the plans, claiming that
every expense was necessary for the work of the archdiocese. He could
have argued that the expenses were covered by private donations and
would not affect the archdiocesan budget. Or he could have stood on his
authority, saying that he has the legal authority to spend funds as he
sees fit. Sad to say, American bishops have used each one of these
dodges to justify their spending in other cases.
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