Labeling a diocese as liberal is something that should be cautioned. There are aspects of the diocese that are liberal, as is true with most dioceses and there are aspects that are conservative. After working with people from a great number of the parishes in the Diocese of Fort Worth, it would be unfair to call the diocese, as a whole, liberal. (Equally so, it would be unfair to label them conservative as well. I'll ignore the question of whether those labels are good to use in a church context or not.) Bishop Delaney has done many good things in the Diocese and in the past years, he has been unable to fully exercise his ministry due to his declining health. Bishop-elect Vann's appointment to Fort Worth is giving Bishop Delaney a much needed assistant in helping him with his duties. I do have renewed hope that the Diocese will grow and become more faithful to the Gospels. Anytime there is an issue of leadership- whether it be something like a health problem or something like shortcomings of a leadership's administration, having someone new to be able to point to as a ray of future hope is a great thing. Bishop Delaney's illness has been no secret and I know that our dioceses seems "bishop-less" because of it at times. I'm rambling and it's late...