Pope's pick for cardinal has been at odds with conservative American bishops

Pope Francis on Saturday is elevating to the rank of cardinal a San Diego bishop whose embrace of the pope's more liberal positions on the LGBTQ community, the

Pope Francis on Saturday is elevating to the rank of cardinal a San Diego bishop whose embrace of the pope's more liberal positions on the LGBTQ community, the role of women in the church and other hot-button political and cultural issues has put him at odds with some of the more conservative U.S. bishops.

Cardinal-designate Robert McElroy, who was appointed bishop of San Diego by Francis in 2015, will also be receiving his red hat, the symbol of the cardinals’ office, without ever having served as an archbishop, which is the traditional stepping-stone to becoming a cardinal.

In an interview with NBC's Anne Thompson before the Vatican ceremony, McElroy tried to downplay the differences between himself and the more conservative U.S. bishops over issues like "abortion, climate change, poverty, immigration, race."

"There are not differences between the bishops much on the question of substance," McElroy said. "The difference is in the area of prioritization. That’s where the conflicts come."

Still, McElroy has on numerous occasions publicly criticized his fellow American bishops for not fully embracing Francis' pastoral priorities, and he outraged many conservative Roman Catholics in 2017 by branding then-President Donald Trump “the candidate of disruption.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/popes-pick-cardinal-odds-conservative-american-bishops-rcna44985


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