The Cardinal also said that both President Obama and Mitt Romney will lay down their verbal swords for at least one night to break bread at the Al Smith Dinner on Oct. 18.
Both men have accepted the invitation Dolan extended in August, sparking criticism from some conservative Catholic leaders who are angry with Obama.
Dolan said he knows for “a fact” that the Democrats weren’t motivated to invite him simply because the Republicans already had done so, reiterating that he had placed a courtesy call to an unnamed Democratic leader to give the party a heads-up about his participation tonight in Tampa and subsequently got an ask for Charlotte, too.
Although Dolan has waded deep into the political thicket in recent months, most notably clashing with the Obama administration over a contraception coverage mandate (wearing his hat as president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops). But he stressed that his appearance at the conventions will be decidedly nonpartisan.
In fact, Dolan said, he’ll be giving the same prayer “in substance” at both events
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