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It\u2019s as if Pope Benedict is putting the red hat <\/em>on top of the Empire State Building, or the Statue of Liberty, or on home plate at Yankee Stadium; or on the spires of Saint Patrick\u2019s Cathedral or any of our other parish churches; this is the successor of Saint Peter saying to the clergy, sisters, brothers, lay faithful of this archdiocese, and to all of our friends and neighbors of New York: Thank you! Keep up the good work! You are a leader, an inspiration, to the Church and to the world.<\/p>\n

Over the Christmas holy days I finished a biography of President Kennedy, and recalled his reply to someone who sincerely congratulated him on the honor of the presidency.<\/p>\n

\u2018Thanks,\u2019 John Kennedy replied, \u2018but I don\u2019t look at it so much as an honor as a call to higher service.\u2019<\/p>\n

My sentiments exactly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Archbishop Timothy Dolan, now Cardinal-Designate Dolan.<\/p>\n