In the battle over Archbishop Sheen, both sides considered dividing his remains but were unable to come to an agreement. But Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, who became New York’s archbishop after Cardinal Egan’s retirement, maintained that he and his advisers could find no such evidence of a promise, and said that the body should remain where it was. With no legal recourse left, the Archdiocese of New York said on Monday that it would no longer stand in the way of the body’s transfer. James Kruse, the vicar general of the Peoria diocese, said he was delighted by the news that Archbishop Sheen, a particular figure of veneration for Midwestern Catholics, as well as evangelists, would be coming home. “We have been receiving a tremendous outpouring of support and gratitude.”

Source: New York Times June 11, 2019 07:05 UTC