Bishop Gumbleton Withdraws From Arizona Call To Action Speaking Engagement

Tucson, Feb. 2, 2007 (CWNews.com) - Retired Bishop Thomas Gumbleton has cancelled a speaking engagement in Arizona, in accordance with the wishes of Tucson’s Bishop Gerald Kicanas.

Bishop Gumbleton had been scheduled to speak at a meeting of the activist group Call to Action. But Bishop Kicansas wrote to the retired Detroit auxiliary, telling Gumbleton that he did not approve of the Call to Action meeting and would discourage Gumbleton from visiting the Tucson diocese under the auspices of the dissident group.