Pope Francis is elevating a San Diego bishop to the rank of cardinal, whose embrace of the pope's positions on the LGBTQ community and the role of women in the church has put him at odds with some of the more conservative U.S. bishops.
deny communion to pro-choice Democratic politicians"I think it’s an assault on the Eucharist," said McElroy."It’s taking the symbol of unity in the church, which makes us all one sacramentally in Jesus Christ, and making it a sign of division."
Ordaining women as priests is one example of that tension where cultural clashes between traditional Catholics and more progressive Catholics play a role, said McElroy, who is in favor of women deacons. Still, McElroy said, he agrees with the pope that one of the biggest challenges facing the Roman Catholic Church, which is still reeling from the priest sex abuse of minors scandal, is"the fact that young people are departing from the church in such large numbers."
McElroy, a San Francisco native who grew up in San Mateo County, told Thompson that as far back as age 7 he wanted to be a priest.But after graduating from high school, McElroy attended Harvard University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in history in 1975 and got a taste of the"wider world."
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