by Jennifer Roback Morse
I’m not leaving this alone! If you found your way to this blog, you should write to the Nuncio in support of Archbishop Cordileone!
Here are some ideas of things to say. I suggest you keep the text of your letter around 200-250 words. I would suggest you keep a balance of at least two
statements supporting the Archbishop for every negative thing you say about his detractors. (You need not say anything negative about them, actually.
But if you can’t resist, be sure to include plenty of positives.)
The Pen is Mightier than the Sword: but only if you use it…
On the plus side, calling attention to the positives about the Archbishop and his policies.
- Any positive personal experience you may have had with the Archbishop.
- Your support for traditional morality and gratitude for the Archbishop’s defense of traditional morality.
- If you went to a Catholic school that did a good job of conveying Catholic moral teaching, say something about how much that meant to you, how that
teaching helped you avoid trouble.
- If you did not go to such a school, say something about how you wish you had, and mistakes you might have avoided. Anything specific that you wish
to share could be very powerful.
- If you have children or grandchildren in Catholic schools, express your desire that their teachers be setting a good example by living a Christian
moral life.
- If you are not Catholic, say so. Tell the Nuncio that the Archbishop’s moral leadership is important to you too.
On the negative side (calling attention to the people attacking him):
- They are not representative of the Catholics of America.
- They have hired an expensive public relations firm to attack the Archbishop, an unprecedented move, as far as I know.
- No one knows who is paying this firm.
- They call themselves “leaders” but they are not really all that prominent.
Here is the address:
His Excellency, the Most Reverend Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano
Apostolic Nuncio
Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See
3339 Massachusetts Avenue N.W.
Washington DC 20008
