MINNESOTA
Minnesota Public Radio
Madeleine Baran Oct 6, 2015
About 150 Catholics gathered in St. Paul Monday to tell Archbishop Bernard Hebda what they’d like to see in a new archbishop of the Twin Cities archdiocese.
The most common qualities included an archbishop who listens, is humble, can heal divisions in the church, or, as one parishioner put it, someone who is “Pope Francis-esque.”
Hebda told the group that Pope Francis would be pleased with the list. “I think it will resonate with him, what you’re saying.”
The gathering at St. Catherine University was the first of several listening sessions scheduled this fall by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to seek input on a new leader.
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Few people proposed specific ways to deal with the clergy sex abuse scandal. One person said the new archbishop should be willing to hire a forensic accountant. A woman noted that many of the people who were harmed have not received an apology or compensation from the archdiocese.
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