"He's a very good man. He had a lot of pastoral strengths. He's got a lot of good points. He's done of lot of good work. Hes got quite a strong following in the diocese. But the diocese was divided quite badly and the bishop hasn't demonstrated that he's a team player. I mean even at the end he didn't wait for the official Vatican announcement."
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George Pell, Cardinal Pell says Bishop Morris sacking 'a tragedy' but also 'a useful clarification' (28 May 2011) Catholic News Agency
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William Martin Morris
William Martin Morris (8 October 1943 –) was the bishop of the Diocese of Toowoomba.
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