Bishop Farrell Heads to Rome: What It Means

Bishop Farrell Heads to Rome: What It Means

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Michael Sean Winters  |  Aug. 17, 2016

The news from Rome this morning is exhilarating: Pope Francis’ decision to name Bishop Kevin Farrell to head the new dicastery on family, marriage and the laity is not just good news per se because Bishop Farrell is one of the ablest administrators in the Church who also happens to possess the “smell of the sheep,” it shows again that Pope Francis has a very clear idea of what is going on in the Church in the United States, and who among the hierarchs are supportive of his vision.