Today in Victoria: It’s a hard time to be an archbishop, just

AUSTRALIA
The Australian

August 30, 2017

John Ferguson, Victorian EditorMelbourne, @fergusonjw

It’s a hard time to be an archbishop.

Denis Hart, who runs the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, knows this dynamic better than anyone in Australia.

The Archbishop succeeded George Pell when the now cardinal went to run Sydney and ever since has erred on the side of well mannered community debate when selling the Catholic story.

But there are a few non-negotiables in the church leadership.

Euthanasia, abortion and same-sex marriage being chief among them.

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