Cardinal Dolan is in
the process of reviewing the recommendations that were presented to him by the
Presbyteral Council that took place on June 30, 2014 and July 1, 2014. Since
that gathering there have been several developments.
The pastoral
planning working group has offered a few additional suggestions for
consideration based on further input from vicars and pastors, and these have
only been recently presented to His Eminence for his reflection.
The Cardinal will
also be heading to Rome in early October to participate in the Synod on the
Family, and did not want to leave the Archdiocese so soon after the
announcement is made.
In light of these
developments, the Cardinal feels it is essential that he has more time to
consider carefully and thoroughly evaluate all that has been handed over to
him. Hence, the announcement of the Cardinal’s Making All
Things New decisions will be postponed to the beginning of November. The
original date set to make the announcement was the end of September.
