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Letter to Priests Is Critical of Archbishop’s Leadership
By MANNY FERNANDEZ, Oct 15, 2006, The New York Times

An anonymous letter circulating among priests in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York is calling for a vote of no confidence in Cardinal Edward M. Egan, the archbishop of New York.
“During the last six years, the Cardinal’s relations with the Priests of New York have been defined by dishonesty, deception, disinterest and disregard,” read the 950-word letter, written by a group calling itself A Committee of Concerned Clergy for the Archdiocese of New York.
Though it is unclear how many priests are part of the committee, the letter appears to have resonated with some in the archdiocese. It also is an unusually public display of internal friction between priests and their archbishop.
In response, Cardinal Egan planned to meet with the Priest Council, the cardinal’s chief advisory group of about 40 priests, at his residence in Manhattan tomorrow morning. “He will discuss whatever needs to be discussed with them,” said Joseph Zwilling, the spokesman for the archdiocese said..
Mr. Zwilling said that Cardinal Egan was taking the letter seriously. “An anonymous letter of this kind can potentially do great damage to the church,” he said....read more: here

10/15/2006 07:10:00 PM

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