ALBANY (NY)
Albany Times Union

Today marks the official change of leadership for the Albany Roman Catholic Diocese.

On February 11th, Reverend Monsignor Edward Scharfenberger of the Diocese of Brooklyn was announced as the 10th Bishop of the Diocese of Albany. Scharfenberger was hand-selected to replace the retiring Howard Hubbard by Pope Francis: in his initial meeting with Albany media, Bishop-designate Scharfenberger’s personal outlook seemed to echo that of Francis when he talked about community.

“Politics is obviously a big part of being in Albany. But I have to get to know people first – I’m very passionate about life and all it’s stake, and concerned about treating people differently because they’re in different classes, and I’ll say the words. Whether black or white, male or female, gay or straight, putting people in classes, stereotyping, I have something inside me that goes against that. People have to be treated…