Irish fruit importer FII Fyffes PLC is appealing a court decision ordering the company to sell its 20.04% stake in Irish Distillers Group PLC to Pernod Ricard S.A. of France.
Stallings' statement was part of a letter he sent Friday to Bishop John Ricard of Baltimore.
Baltimore's auxiliary Bishop John Ricard said in an interview, "It is the absolute intent of the black bishops to seek some type of reconciliation with Father Stallings.
Ricard Weaver-Bey, general manager of Greater Hartford Realty Management Inc., on Tuesday said his company had no comment.
Grand Metropolitan, a British drinks group, is battling France's Pernod Ricard S.A., whose lower 285 million Irish-punt bid for Irish Distillers has the support of the target company.
Pernod Ricard SA apparently won Thursday a months-long takeover battle for Irish Distillers Group PLC, Ireland's biggest whiskey maker, when Britain's Panel on Takeovers and Mergers said the bidder had not breached any takeover rules.
Auxiliary Bishop John H. Ricard of Baltimore, chairman of the black Catholics committee, said the finished document likely will be brought before the bishops at their November meeting.