Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, a critic of President-elect Trump, was appointed Monday as the new archbishop of Washington.
Pope Francis has named Bishop McElroy of San Diego to replace Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington. catholic standard Reported. McElroy, a native of San Francisco, is known as a progressive in the Catholic Church, and his San Diego diocese includes the California-Mexico border.
The Pope's move to install McElroy, a vocal advocate for immigration, in the top post in Washington comes just weeks before President Trump is sworn in for a second term on January 20. Meanwhile, President Biden is scheduled to visit Rome later. Week of talks with the Pope.
McElroy opposed President Trump's immigration policies during his first four years in the White House, saying at the time that Catholics “cannot simply sit idly by” while immigrants are deported. It was reported that Reuters. McElroy last month joined other California bishops in make a statement Support for immigrants came after President Trump was elected with policies focused on cracking down on immigration.
He also welcomes LGBTQ Catholics and supports women as deacons in the church.
Gregory, who had close ties to Biden during his tenure as archbishop, was required by church law to tender his resignation when he turns 75 in 2022.
Mr. Gregory supported Mr. Biden, the second Catholic president in U.S. history, but conservative Catholic bishops were considering whether to prevent him from receiving Holy Communion because of his pro-reproductive rights stance.
