SPECIAL REPORT: McCarrick's Heir in D.C.
One of the challenges facing Pope Leo XIV is cleaning up corruption in the Church hierarchy.
In the spotlight is Cdl. Robert McElroy, whose meteoric rise from little-known San Francisco priest to now head of the most powerful archdiocese in America is worth examining.
He's plagued not only with a reputation for being one of the nation's most liberal bishops, but also criticized for protecting accused clergy: the notorious Cdl. Theodore McCarrick, as well as San Diego priest Fr. Jacob Bertrand.
In this latest Special Report, investigative journalist Christine Niles takes a look at McElroy's past, and what it means for the Church's future.
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Special Report: The Devil in Rome
George Neumayr: “Robert McElroy’s Rise to the College of Cardinals”
“Cardinal McElroy Talks Immigration in First Public Appearance Since DC Installation”
OUTREACH: “Cardinal McElroy, named DC archbishop, has record of support for LGBTQ Catholics”
AMERICA: “Attacks on Father James Martin expose a cancer within the U.S. Catholic Church”
HARVARD MAGAZINE: “American Solidarity”
McElroy on abortion as "pre-eminent priority"
“U.S. bishops approve voting guide that calls abortion ‘preeminent priority’”
Bishop McElroy: “Abortion is a pre-eminent issue for Catholics. But not the only one”
Part 1 of 13 from "Point 7 Now" conference. EmCee'd by McElroy, it's all about the "Millennium Development Goals" (Now the Sustainable Development Goals), and McElroy was a major proponent of them.
Interview McElroy held with John T. Noonan on "A Church that Can and Cannot Change," intimating that the Church could change Her mind on moral issues, not as a matter of changing doctrine, but developing Her nuanced perspective on it.
(Editor's note: We erroneously said Bp. Flores removed Bertrand from ministry. Flores had already passed by the time the allegations were made known to the San Diego diocese in 2014. Bertrand afterwards took a leave of absence.)
