{"id":521691,"date":"2010-04-08T21:02:35","date_gmt":"2010-04-09T01:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c630a53ef0133ec8ed912970b"},"modified":"2010-04-09T03:23:22","modified_gmt":"2010-04-09T07:23:22","slug":"latino-immigrants-proud-that-l-a-s-next-archbishop-is-one-of-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/521691","title":{"rendered":"Latino immigrants proud that L.A.’s next archbishop is ‘one of us’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It was a weekday evening following the exhilaration of Holy Week, but St. Michael Catholic Church in South Los Angeles was still abuzz.<\/p>\n

<\/br>\"Vatican<\/img><\/a>There was a memorial Mass for a deceased parishioner, a spiritual encounter for couples, a women’s prayer gathering and a session for new parents — all conducted in Spanish. People arrived en masse as though headed to a sporting event, undeterred by a church bulletin noting five recent homicides in the vicinity.
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<\/br>Word was just circulating that the Archdiocese of Los Angeles would soon have a new leader — Archbishop Jose Gomez of San Antonio, Mexican-born, like most of these parishioners — replacing Cardinal Roger Mahony, set to retire next year after a quarter-century guiding his hometown see.
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<\/br>A pervasive sense of pride, even elation, greeted the news that a compatriot would become the heir apparent.
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"Of course it makes you feel good. He’s one of us; he understands us," said Juan Bramusco, 60, originally from Mexico’s Zacatecas state.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/br>Many agreed that such an appointment was long overdue in an archdiocese that is now 70% Latino. But Humberto Magallanes, another volunteer, voiced a common refrain.
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"The new bishop is going to have some big shoes to fill," said Magallanes, 29, a construction worker. "Cardinal Rogelio Mahony has fought for immigrants as much as anyone."<\/p>\n

Read the full story here.<\/a><\/p>\n

— Patrick McDonnell in South Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Photo: Jose Gomez.\u00a0Credit: Los Angeles\u00a0Times<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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