But to what extent is Father Ray simply a liberal good-guy priest?

There were conservative and liberal priests, and at least three men suspended from the ministry over abuse allegations.

Whether priest or laity, liberal or conservative, many in the Church were agitated by Elko's leadership.

Intellectuals, liberal priests and many poor people followed Hidalgo with a great deal of enthusiasm.

During the civil rights era, liberal priests built on this tradition by staging public blessings when blacks purchased homes in white areas.

One professor who served under him there said that the seminary took a conservative turn during Bishop Vaughan's tenure and that several liberal priests left their teaching posts.

Hidalgo built a large support among intellectuals, liberal priests and many poor people.

Andrew Greeley, a liberal priest.

"We read it in our church," said Father Sava, an assistant to Bishop Artemije and one of the most outspoken liberal priests in the church.

("He treats bishops like altar boys" is a phrase I heard more than once from liberal priests and nuns.)