Madison Bishop Robert C. Morlino Has Died
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It is our sad duty to inform you of the death of Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison. Bishop Morlino died tonight, Saturday, November 24th, at approximately 9:15 pm at St. Mary Hospital in Madison at the age of 71. Funeral plans are pending and you will be notified via email of final arrangements.
Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace.
A more formal release will be forthcoming.
Ordination Year: 1974
4th Bishop of Madison
Robert Morlino was born December 31, 1946, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. An only child, his father, Charles, died while he was in high school, his mother, Albertina, in 1980. He was raised in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, graduating from the Jesuit-run Scranton Preparatory High School. He entered seminary for the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus, and was ordained to the priesthood for that Jesuit …More
If you wish to know in which direction the U.S. Catholic Church is heading....there was not one message of condolence from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on the passing of Bishop Morlino. Horrible lack of charity and respect for the dead. Perhaps the good Bishop made them too uncomfortable with his staunch opposition to abortion and homosexuality. Eternal rest, God grant to him!
Dear God...NO!....
What shall we do?....we have so scant few bishops like him in this entire world. He was among the VERY BEST and GREATEST of our shepherds in the whole Church throughout the globe, most certainly here in America. A TRUE servant of Our Lord and priestly son of Our Blessed Mother. Implacably bold, undauntingly courageous, kind, loving, steadfast, faithful.....HOLY. A Warrior and Defender of the Faith.
For those of us who revered and esteemed Bishop Morlino as a beloved spiritual father, his unexpected departure is heartbreakingly tragic. Such an unspeakable, irreplaceable, unimaginable loss is quite devastating, especially considering the horror that we face in these dark, desperate, diabolical times.... I would never have believed he would be taken from us so soon....this is hard, so very hard.
There are no words...just no words...
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon him. Requiescat in pacem.
Rest in the arms of the most High Bishop Robert, May you hear those most powerful words: 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.