MINNESOTA
National Catholic Reporter
Elizabeth A. Elliott | Nov. 2, 2015 NCR Today
Listening sessions, called by Archbishop Bernard Hebda, interim administrator of the St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese, continue to provide the opportunity for the local church to say what qualities they want in the new archbishop.
Lay activists here say they hope the sessions can become a model for ongoing lay input.
Hebda is coadjutor archbishop of Newark, N.J., and is acting as administrator of the Twin Cities archdiocese until a permanent replacement is named. Archbishop John C. Nienstedt and Auxiliary Bishop Lee A. Piche resigned in June as the archdiocese became more deeply embroiled in a scandal around failing to protect children from sexual abuse and as Nienstedt himself faced allegations of sexual improprieties with adult men.
Catholic Coalition for Church Reform (CCCR) of Minnesota, the reform coalition that pursued the idea of lay collaboration with Hebda, is thankful Hebda’s efforts to lead the Archdiocese of the St. Paul-Minneapolis selection of a new archbishop. CCCR plans to send a letter to Hebda thanking him.
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