For the Good of All HIS Church

I nominate Bishop Gonzales as Archbishop of Washington, DC

Bishop Gonzales has been in DC for many years. Hailing originally from Spain, he is bilingual and DC has an enormous Spanish population. He can better reach out to an international community-he understands global issues better, he connects with people on a very basic earthy level, but more to the point:
He is a really good man, a very good Bishop, a holy man and very appealing.
Someone as a foreigner in DC has insights into immigration issues--they have insights into discrimination issues that a white guy from blue collarville in Pittsburgh does not. Sorry. But it's true.

It is very unlikely that someone who came to this country with another language as his first language who interacted with those experiencing job discrimination and other slights would not grasp the enormity of the fall out of statements inviting comparisons of pederasty to women's equality and liberation. Just wouldn't happen I venture to guess (probably the biggest downfall of Wuerl in hindsight that he will never live down unless the Pope writes another 'clarification'.)
[It's not that we don't understand, it's that we don't agree.]

He has lived in DC a number of years so he isn't a transplant that barely rooted. This is his community. He understands the fundamental basic need to have good caring kind Parish priests who tend to the flock, not eat them.
I once heard him give a homily in which he described growing up in Spain during the Spanish civil war where there were shortages, famines and lots of violence around. He said what drew him to the priesthood was his local Parish priest who would give his last meal to someone starving, but in such a manner that it did not feel like 'charity.' The person did not feel stigmatized or lesser for being in want. This showed in Gonzales a real discerning sensitivity that I find totally lacking in someone who would to avoid a losing litigation battle just cancel all the spousal insurance for everyone working in Catholic charities. (Note to Board; if someone is 'working for' catholic charities as opposed to contributing to it, they need the job and they may even be the sole breadwinner in that household for whose members you just cancelled medical coverage. 'Not nice' is an understatement)
Gonzales is someone who emanates kindness. He has an amazingly fun great sense of humor. He is fun to be around. You want to buy him a beer- or send him a case of the best wine you found on your trip to France. He is down to earth nice guy. Isn't that what you want in a priest? Someone not so otherworldly he can't hold a conversation ? Gonzales doesn't strike you as a money-man just angling up to the biggest donors and highest positions. He seems a 'common man's man' - someone who loves all God's creatures great and small. Friendly and approachable.

Someone like that can mingle as well with the Spanish royal family living in Bethesda as they can with the El Salvadoran immigrant in Mount Pleasant. Someone like that would attract a bigger international experience pool in the priesthood in DC which is what is needed.
Someone like that would invigorate the DC Archdiocese to do great and wonderful things bringing much more of the Kingdom on Earth as it is in Heaven.