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New Bishop Of Albany Installation/Ordination Today
Today marks the official change of leadership for the Albany Roman Catholic Diocese.
On February 11th, Reverend Monsignor Edward Scharfenberger of the Diocese of Brooklyn was announced as the 10th Bishop of the Diocese of Albany. Scharfenberger was hand-selected to replace the retiring Howard Hubbard by Pope Francis: in his initial meeting with Albany media, Bishop-designate Scharfenberger's personal outlook seemed to echo that of Francis when he talked about community. "Politics is obviously a giant part of being in Albany. But I have to earn to know people first - I'm very passionate about life and all it's stake, and concerned about treating people differently because they're in different classes, and I'll say the words. Whether black or white, male or female, gay or straight, putting people in classes, stereotyping, I have something inside me that goes against that. People have to be treated as people first."
Scharfenberger studied for the priesthood in Rome, earning a bachelor’s degree in sacred theology f
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Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger of the Diocese of Albany reiterated Monday that “marriage is between one man and one woman.”
Bishop Scharfenberger’s comments echo other U.S. bishops and appear after Pope Francis expressed an openness last week to the idea of laws recognizing civil unions, including for gay couples, in a brief passage in the documentary film "Francesco."
“Because there has been some confusion among the faithful due to comments on civil unions attributed to the Holy Father in an upcoming documentary on his life,” Bishop Scharfenberger said in the statement, “I thought it was important to take a moment to reiterate that nothing you are hearing in the media changes our Church teaching on the sanctity of marriage and our belief that marriage is between one man and one woman. There has been no official pronouncement that affects the sacrament of marriage or our teaching on it. We await further clarity from the Vatican and the Holy Father, but, in the meantime, we persist compassionate toward those who are homosexual, remembering that each and ever
Bishop Scharfenberger speaks out
In an interview this past week, Scharfenberger, 71, discussed his emerging role as one of the Vatican’s go-to American leaders on the crisis. He also discussed social justice issues, separating politics from religion in a turbulent election year, gay priests and more in a wide-ranging interview at his Albany office.
Pope Francis has praised Scharfenberger for his steadfast opposition to abortion. Scharfenberger agrees with the church that abortion is murder. But he doesn’t simply recite church doctrine when asked if he would follow canon law’s admonition to ban those who don’t support the church’s stance on abortion.
In , the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops deliberated over whether pro-choice political candidates should be denied communion. It recognized that most Americans support a woman’s right to choose abortion. The conference left the decision to individual clergymen.
“I don’t quiz people about their beliefs when they show up for communion so I’m not sure how I would recognize a person’s position on abortion.”
That year, Boston’s archbi
'They're self-inflicted wounds': Buffalo Diocese bankruptcy moves into year four
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Four years after declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy, justice remains elusive for victims of clergy sexual abuse in the Buffalo Diocese.
Then-bishop Edward Scharfenberger declared the filing was "not a stunt" to deflect from Minor Victims Act lawsuits filed against the church.
However, nearly a year into mediated settlement negotiations, attorneys representing survivors said in court that the two sides are at an impasse.
In October, the diocese claimed it would present $ million to settle the lawsuits. It was a number that upset survivors.
"The diocese has a game plan and that game plan is to weaponize the bankruptcy court and let time to take its toll on survivors and victims," said attorney Mitchell Garbedian, who represents dozens of Buffalo area survivors.
In July, the Diocese of Syracuse announced a $ million settlement with approximately survivors. There are nearly survivors in Buffalo.
At least 15 survivors who filed suits have died without justice, ac