Cardinal Adam Maida is stepping down from his leadership of the
Catholic Church in southeast Michigan and as he leaves he offers some
positive thoughts for Detroiters everywhere.
Excerpt:
But Maida said the archdiocese will not abandon Detroit because the
church plans for the long term, often making decisions with the distant
future in mind -- as he put it, "a 100-year vision."
Sixty years ago as a student, he recalled "coming down Washington Boulevard in those days and visiting Hudson's."
"It's
going to happen again. It won't be the same stores ... but this is
going to be a very busy, beautiful place. I won't see it in my
lifetime, but I feel very proud of the fact that I've been part of this
history and that I've seen some of the transformation already taking
place."
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