Scharfenberger: Hubbard 'not uncontroversial' bishop 'at times'

A funeral Mass for Bishop Howard Hubbard mentioned briefly the controversy surrounding the bishop.

Bishop Edward Scharfenberger of Albany praised his late predecessor, Bishop Howard Hubbard, in a funeral homily Friday. 

Scharfenberger focused his homily on Christian hope and the blessing of priests, though he also  acknowledged that controversy surrounded the retired bishop, who announced a few weeks ago that he had civilly married a woman, prompting …