NEW YORK
New York Daily News
A cardinal and nine bishops walk into the state Capitol — and the very bad joke was on them.
Timothy Cardinal Dolan of the Archdiocese of New York, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn and Bishop William Murphy of Long Island were among the Catholic prelates who traveled to Albany to seek tax credits for private school donations.
It was their top priority, a crucial step toward rescuing financially troubled parochial schools. In a year when lawmakers were focusing on education , the cardinal and bishops had reason to believe their timing was right.
They met with Gov. Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate co-leaders Dean Skelos and Jeff Klein. The elected officials smiled and nodded and gave assurances.
And the bishops came away feeling suckered. The politicians led them to believe one thing, then did another.
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