When I acted in my first professional play at fifteen, people said, "Oh, you takeafter your grandmother, " and I haughtily replied that I took aftermyfather, a renowned trial lawyer who had great stage presence.
"Regarding the fierce criticism, I am in prayer and, after consulting the diocesan bishop, I have decided to ask the Holy Father in Rome to take back my promotion as auxiliary bishop, " Father Wagner said in a statement on Sunday.