Pope replaces conservative Cardinal Dolan of New York with Ronald Hicks - The Washington Post

"Hicks is not a woke liberal for sure, but I believe he is very different from Dolan, whose instincts were to very openly justify and excuse President Trump," Faggioli said. "I don't think that's going to continue, honestly. This is a sign of change."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/18/pope-dolan-hicks-archbishop-new-york/

 

Overheard (November 2025) - Freethought Today

"What Cardinal Dolan may not have known is that many of Mr. Kirk's words were marked by racist, homophobic, transphobic, and anti-immigrant rhetoric, by violent pro-gun advocacy, and by the promotion of Christian nationalism. These prejudicial words do not reflect the qualities of a saint. [It is] giving undue sanction to words and actions that hurt the very people Jesus calls us to love."

The Sisters of Charity of New York, in a statement rebuffing comments made about Charlie Kirk by Cardinal Dolan, who said "this guy is a modern-day St. Paul" and a "hero."

... and many more...

https://www.freethoughttoday.com/free/overheard-november-2025/ 

 

Sisters of Charity nuns criticize Cardinal Dolan's comments likening Charlie Kirk to a saint

"What Cardinal Dolan may not have known is that many of Mr. Kirk's words were marked by racist, homophobic, transphobic, and anti-immigrant rhetoric, by violent pro-gun advocacy, and by the promotion of Christian nationalism," the sisters wrote in their statement. "These prejudicial words do not reflect the qualities of a saint. To compare Mr. Kirk to St. Paul risks confusing the true witness of the Gospel and giving undue sanction to words and actions that hurt the very people Jesus calls us to love."…

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sisters-charity-nuns-criticize-cardinal-dolans-comments-likening-charl-rcna233768 

🚨Pope Leo Drops SURPRISE BOMB On Charlie Kirk And Trump

 Mmm…bye bye, Cardinal Dolan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPWfrPduP1M 

Catholic Cardinal Hails Charlie Kirk as 'Modern Day St Paul'

"He was a missionary, he was an evangelist, he was a hero. He's one, I think, who knew what Jesus meant when he said the truth will set you free..."

https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/a-hero-catholic-cardinal-hails-charlie-kirk-as-modern-day-st-paul/ 

 

Clergy standing with Trump at his inauguration are accomplices in his mass deportation plan

"How will Dolan react if ICE comes into a parish or Catholic school in New York? Does he think he can lead an invocation for Trump without being seen as endorsing the mayhem Trump has promised to unleash? 

As I wrote this month, Cardinal Robert McElroy, the incoming archbishop of Washington, has said the Catholic Church won't stand idly by "while more than 10% of our flock is ripped from our midst and deported," and it's no coincidence that Pope Francis is sending him to Washington as Trump is starting a second term…"

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-inauguration-christian-leaders-mass-deportations-rcna187719