Pope Francis on Friday named Cardinal Wilton Gregory, archbishop of the Washington archdiocese, as a member of the Catholic Church’s upcoming Synod of Bishops.
Delegates at the Vatican meeting, which starts in October, will consider input from a range of Catholic dioceses and church thinkers on the future of the church. The meetings are consultative and not legislative, church officials said, and the pope is free to accept or reject any proposals.
The papal appointments join five prelates designated by the USCCB to attend: Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York City; Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Military Services archdiocese and current USCCB president; Archbishop William C. Skurla of the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana; and Bishop Robert E. Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota.
The papal selections “mark a stark contrast to the members elected by the broader U.S. church hierarchy,” the newspaper said, pointing out that some U.S. Catholic leaders have “been at odds” with a more welcoming stance voiced by Francis.
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