EWTNnews—New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who recently retired from his role as archbishop of New York, shared his reflections on the nation’s 250th anniversary, ICE, Catholic politicians, and human dignity. “You never retire from being a priest or a bishop,” Dolan told reporter Mark Irons in an interview with “EWTN News In Depth” where Dolan shared his thoughts on the 250th anniversary of the U.S., ICE, Catholic politicians, and the dignity of human life. Though he has retired from the assignment, Dolan said he is a priest and bishop “forever.” “I tell my people, I’m not your spiritual father anymore. I’m your spiritual granddad,” Dolan said. Co-Chaplain of NYC Police Department, and other issues in the Big Apple Dolan will go on to serve the city as co-chaplain of the New York Police Department alongside an evangelical pastor from the African American community, Rev. A.R. Bernard, pastor and founder of the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn. Of his successor, Archbishop Ronald Hicks, Dolan said: “I admire him immensely,” and “he’s a real gem.” Dolan is less enthusiastic about Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor of New York City — though he says there are issues they are aligned on. “His openness to the immigrant, his desire for fair housing, his earnest desire to increase the income and the prosperity of most of the people in this town,” Dolan listed. “If those are issues that he’s favorable to, I’d say, bingo — let’s go with it.” Dolan confessed he was “ticked off” that Mamdani didn’t attend Hicks’ installation and did not invite Dolan to his inauguration —...
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