Wuerld-Wind Winds Down, for now...

A short recap of the second day commentary on Washington's next Archbishop:

• Dappled Things: "One interesting factoid about Mons. Wuerl is that, for many years as a young priest, Wuerl was personal secretary to John Cardinal Wright, the former Bishop of Pittsburgh and later head of the Sacred Congregation for the Clergy. At the time, Cardinal Wright occupied the highest post that an American had ever held in the Roman Curia."
• Diogenes bemoans some biased reporting by USA Today.
• Get Religion tries to survey the mainstream media reports and figure out exactly who this man is (I would recommend Michael Barber's post as the best place to find out).
• Whispers lavishes praise on the reporting of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and gives us a hint at what Cardinal McCarrick will do next: "In retirement, Cardinal McCarrick will be taking up residence in the Neocatechumenal Way's Redemptoris Mater seminary in Washington. A suite has been kept there for his use. (McCarrick, it should be noted, also brought the Neocats to his previous assignment, the archdiocese of Newark.)The paper noted that "The cardinal intends to learn to speak Arabic in his retirement to 'keep me thinking,' he said and noted that he hates it when he is in a Middle Eastern country and he can't read the street signs."
• Update: The Washington Times has a good piece that delves a bit more into Wuerl's history in Seattle. A good read.