For the record: Another prominent liberal gets a major US diocese

To no one's surprise and a day after the news had been leaked to the "correct" blogs and websites, the Vatican today announced the appointment by Pope Francis of Robert McElroy, 61 years old and currently an Auxiliary Bishop in San Francisco, as Bishop of San Diego, California -- the 13th largest diocese in the USA (out of 197). The Diocese of San Diego, it so happens, has more than double