As Bishop of Marquette, Michigan, Bishop Sample said: In this time of great confusion (post Vatican II generation), catechesis suffered. We booted the Baltimore Catechism out the door, but there wasn’t anything to replace it. I was taught the faith in Catholic schools using materials that were weak and insubstantial. I wasn’t being taught my faith. The liturgy suffered from experimentation as well. Read more here. He is also one of the bishops who blasted Notre Dame for inviting President Obama to address the students and receive an honorary degree. He called the betrayal “unconscionable.” He also is one among many who has affirmed he would go to prison rather than abide by the Obamacare mandate. Whispers in the Logia: With his move to the “Rose City,” the media-savvy@BishopSample, who turned 52 in November, leaves the home-church for which he was ordained a priest in 1990 to become the nation’s youngest archbishop. Read full report here.
