Regarding: ""He is like many bishops who have inherited these situations," the lawyer said. "Much of this happened decades ago before he arrived on the scene. He is a priest and a bishop, and this is all new to him, too, being embroiled in a complex litigation.""
- Yes, the bishop comes and goes, but the office of bishop of a diocese is 'permanent'.
- Thus, each bishop 'inherits' the good and the bad of the predecessors.