Cardinal McElroy, DC’s new archbishop, wants a church of ‘radical inclusion’

On Jan. 6, Pope Francis announced that Cardinal Robert McElroy will
be the next archbishop of Washington, D.C. Cardinal McElroy,
currently the bishop of San Diego, spoke with Zac and Ashley on the
“Jesuitical” podcast back in 2023, and this week, they’re
revisiting that conversation. In it, Cardinal McElroy embraces the
synodal vision and pastoral approach of Pope Francis and calls upon
the church to dismantle the “structures and cultures of exclusion”
that alienate some Catholics, including women, the poor,
divorced-and-remarried couples and L.G.B.T. Catholics.  Zac,
Ashley and Cardinal McElroy discuss:  - Cardinal McElroy’s
2023 article in America on the Eucharist and radical inclusion for
L.G.B.T. people, women and others - Why synodality is the
connective tissue of the Catholic faith that enables us to work
through disagreements in communion  - How to handle
polarization in the church on issues like sexuality, marriage,
racism and poverty In Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley discuss
President Joe Biden’s decision to commute the death sentences of 37
of the 40 prisoners on federal death row to a sentence of life in
prison without parole; Pope Francis’ appointment of Italian
missionary nun Sister Simona Brambilla as the first woman to lead a
major Vatican dicastery; and the exciting news that a soccer-loving
Catholic nun from Brazil is officially the oldest living person at
nearly 117.  Links for further reading:  Cardinal McElroy
to lead D.C. archdiocese, Vatican announces Cardinal McElroy on
‘radical inclusion’ for L.G.B.T. people, women and others in the
Catholic Church Biden commutes 37 death row sentences before Trump
can resume executions A woman leads a Vatican office for the first
time ever. Why now? Historic first: Pope Francis appoints woman as
prefect of Vatican dicastery A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is
world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 Zac’s New Year’s
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