Rejoice in the truth, not in the scandal

Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler:

Earlier this week, an internet search took me to the web site of the Archdiocese of Albany, New York, where I happened upon an official profile of retired Bishop Howard Hubbard. The profile is formulaic, listing his various pastoral assignments and committee memberships. Still it is interesting for the facts it does not mention:

  • that Bishop Hubbard is the target of several sex-abuse lawsuits;
  • That last year Bishop Hubbard asked the Vatican to release him from the clerical state; and
  • That this year, after the Vatican turned down his bid for laicization, he announced that he was getting married.

Report is here.