Talk:Michael J. Bransfield

which high school?
Roman Catholic High School for Boys says Bp. Bransfield attended Roman High. Eagle4000 (talk) 03:57, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

BLP
Subject is in the news (Witness implicates a bishop in sex abuse scandal), watch BLP vios.Tstrobaugh (talk) 19:16, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
 * More Montco reviewing case against cleric first reported in 2007. Tstrobaugh (talk) 16:35, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Alleged victims deny allegations

What's this about Archbishop Lori, tapped as apostolic administrator today, heading an investigation of Bransfield? Carlm0404 (talk) 14:00, 13 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Pope Orders Investigation of West Virginia Bishop Over Sex AllegationsTstrobaugh (talk) 18:51, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

Interesting Background He Had
The fact that he was first ever rector in the main Washington D.C cathedral should be included with other details.2601:447:4101:41F9:15CA:DEC4:B21A:738A (talk) 18:22, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

I did not write that remark, and I notice this Wikipedia article has him as rector of Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, which is prominent but it is not the cathedral. Carlm0404 (talk) 21:35, 3 August 2019 (UTC)

When ordered to live outside West Virginia?
That's part of the current restrictions, but was also mentioned back when his resignation from this see was quickly accepted. Carlm0404 (talk) 21:33, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

On a side note: Apparently Archbishop Lori restricted Bransfield's ministry as much as he could, prohibiting Bransfield from ministry in the Wheeling-Charleston and Baltimore Dioceses; per Pope Francis, the restriction now applies everywhere. Carlm0404 (talk) 02:52, 24 January 2020 (UTC)

3 top aides resigned
OK, but do you notice from other sources that one of them is Msgr. Kevin Quirk, mentioned earlier in this Wikipedia article as sending whistle-blowing letter? I see that all 3 transferred to parish work, continuing as priests of this diocese. Carlm0404 (talk) 21:37, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

"former disgraced prelate"
This language in the lede, which has been reinserted, remains problematic. (1) Since Bransfield still holds the rank of bishop, he remains a prelate, so that "former" is not correct. (2) "Disgraced" is vague and sounds opinionated. There is no clear definition of which prelates are "disgraced". Better to do what the lede already does: it states the accusations against Bransfield, the outcome of the investigation, and the restrictions imposed by Pope Francis. --Bistropha (talk) 09:01, 24 January 2020 (UTC)