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==Priesthood==
While in Rome, Stafford was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] to the [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priesthood]] by Bishop [[Martin John O'Connor|Martin O'Connor]] on December 15, 1957.<ref name=hierarchy/> He was ordained alongside [[Edward Egan]], who would become a [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]] and [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York|Archbishop of New York]].<ref name=egan>{{cite news|work=The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church|title=EGAN, Edward Michael (1932– )|url=http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios-e.htm#Egan|last=Miranda|first=Salvador|access-date=August 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215063946/http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios-e.htm#Egan|archive-date=February 15, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> His first assignment, after returning to the United States, was as assistant [[pastor]] at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.immaculateheartofmary.com/ |title=immaculateheartofmary.com |publisher=immaculateheartofmary.com |
From 1964 to 1966, Stafford served as assistant director of the archdiocesan [[Catholic Charities]] and assistant pastor of St. Ann Church<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anchoredinfaith.com/ |title=anchoredinfaith.com |publisher=anchoredinfaith.com |
==Episcopacy==
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On January 11, 1976, Stafford was appointed [[Auxiliary Bishop]] of Baltimore and [[Titular Bishop]] of ''Respecta'' by Pope Paul VI.<ref name=hierarchy/> He received his [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|episcopal]] [[consecration]] on the following February 29 from Archbishop [[William Donald Borders|William Borders]], with Cardinal Shehan and Bishop [[Thomas Austin Murphy|Thomas Murphy]] serving as [[Consecrator|co-consecrators]], at the [[Cathedral of Mary Our Queen]].<ref name=hierarchy/> He selected as his episcopal [[motto]]: ''In principium erat Verbum'', which is [[Latin]] for: "In the beginning was the Word" ({{bibleverse||John|1:1}}).<ref name=cardinals/>
As an auxiliary bishop, he served as [[vicar general]] of the Archdiocese of Baltimore from 1976 to 1981.<ref name=vatican/> From 1978 to 1984, he led the U.S. Catholic Conference Commission on Marriage and Family Life.<ref name=archbalt/> He also served as administrator of Sts. Philip and James Church<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philipandjames.org/ |title=philipandjames.org |publisher=philipandjames.org |
===Bishop of Memphis===
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In 2003, Cardinal Stafford was appointed [[Major Penitentiary]], overseeing matters pertaining to indulgences and the [[internal forum]] of the Church. He was thus one of the highest ranking [[United States|American]] members of the [[Roman Curia]] and the second to serve as Major Penitentiary, the other being [[William Wakefield Baum]]. The Major Penitentiary is one of the few Curia officials whose office is not automatically suspended upon the death of the pope, and is the only one allowed to be in contact with anyone outside the conclave.
In accordance with canon 354 of the Code of Canon Law, Cardinal Stafford submitted his letter of resignation to Pope Benedict XVI on the occasion of his 75th birthday in 2007. On June 2, 2009, Pope Benedict appointed as his successor [[Fortunato Baldelli]], who was then [[Apostolic Nuncio to France]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zenit.org/rssenglish-26068 |title=Cardinal Stafford steps down as Penitentiary Major |publisher=Zenit.org |date=2 June 2009 |
Stafford was one of the [[Cardinal electors in Papal conclave, 2005|cardinal electors]] who participated in the [[Papal conclave, 2005|2005 papal conclave]] that selected [[Pope Benedict XVI]].
On March 1, 2008, Cardinal Stafford took the option, after ten years as a Cardinal Deacon, for promotion to the rank of Cardinal-Priest, and was assigned the titular church of ''[[San Pietro in Montorio]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/cardinal/262.htm |title=Cardinal Protector |publisher=GCatholic.org |
In 2009, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the [[Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology]] and inducted into their College of Fellows.
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The story was first reported by ''The Tower'', the student newspaper of the [[Catholic University of America]], where Stafford made those remarks.
Saying that the United States experienced a "cultural earthquake" when Obama was elected president November 4, 2008, Stafford said the president-elect "appears to be a relaxed, smiling man" with rhetorical skills that are "very highly developed". "But under all that grace and charm, there is a tautness of will, a state of constant alertness, to attack and resist any external influence that might affect his will", he added. The cardinal compared the upcoming years of the Obama administration to "Jesus' agony in the [[Garden of Gethsemane]]".<ref name="stafford">{{cite web|author=Grden, Elizabeth |date=14 November 2008 |title=Cardinal at CUA: Obama is ‘Aggressive, Disruptive and Apocalyptic’ |work=The Tower |url=http://www.cuatower.com/2008/11/14/cardinal-at-cua-obama-is-%E2%80%98aggressive-disruptive-and-apocalyptic%E2%80%99/ |
The [[Catholic News Agency]] revealed more details about the highly controversial words of the cardinal on November 17, 2008: "If 1968 was the year of America's 'suicide attempt,' 2008 is the year of America's exhaustion," he said, contrasting the year of publication of ''[[Humanae vitae]]'' with this election year. "For the next few years, Gethsemane will not be marginal. We will know that garden," Cardinal Stafford told his audience.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=14355 |title=Cardinal Stafford criticizes Obama as 'aggressive, disruptive and apocalyptic' :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) |publisher=Catholic News Agency |date=17 November 2008 |
==See also==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.archden.org/ Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver Official Site]
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