06 April 2012

Lentorama 2012: Know Your Diocese

Day 40: Archdiocese of Boston

Of course we were going to wind up here. The basics: founded in the early 1800s, split off from Baltimore. Grew tremendously with all of the Irish and Italian immigrants that came in later that century. Had a significant problem with priests abusing boys (hopefully the use of the past tense is appropriate), thanks in no small part to an enabling cardinal who got the most golden of parachutes when he was reassigned to Rome after resigning as head of the archdiocese. Current guy seems to be doing well, like that he keeps wearing his monastic robe rather than moving into fancier cardinal duds.

Honestly, this Lentorama did not go well. A couple of entertaining bits, but mostly a slog. I do already have an idea for 2013, which I think will at least be more fun to write.

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