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National Catholic Reporter

Michael Sean Winters | Nov. 16, 2015

Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano delivered what is widely expected to be his last address to the bishops this morning. The papal nuncio hits 75 on January 16 and word on the street is that his resignation will be accepted pronto.

The nuncio recalled the pope’s visit. Perhaps we should not be surprised that he neglected to mention what became one of the more notorious items on the pope’s itinerary, the meeting arranged by the nuncio between Pope Francis and Kim Davis. Nor did Ms. Davis accompany the nuncio to the USCCB meeting. Damn. I wanted to meet her and ask how her husbands are doing.

+Vigano spoke about the roots of the Church in the United States, and how the Church here became a refuge for clergy fleeing the French Revolution. He said that during that revolution,…