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NEW YORK — Archbishop-designate Timothy Dolan on Tuesday urged New Yorkers to give up fear and embrace faith in the first of two services installing him as the city’s Roman Catholic leader — the most prominent post in the American church.
In his sermon, the former Milwaukee archbishop said Jesus does not force open people’s hearts, but waits for them to accept him.
Dolan, 59, succeeds New York Cardinal Edward Egan, 77, who is retiring after nine years. Among the challenges he faces are drawing more men to the priesthood; serving the growing number of New York Latinos; strengthening the finances of Catholic schools and parishes; and leading the church’s opposition to gay marriage and abortion in liberal-leaning New York.
