Archbishop Who Barred Pelosi From Communion Passed Over in Promotion

The archbishop who recently made waves by announcing that he was barring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) from Communion due to her outspoken support of abortion was passed over in Pope Francis’s latest cardinal assignments.

The pope chose as a cardinal Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego, who has previously said that bishops shouldn’t forbid politicians who support abortion from taking Communion despite Catholic teachings being clear that abortion is a moral evil.

McElroy was one of 21 cardinals named, but the only one from the United States. He received the promotion despite Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone—who denied Pelosi Communion—being of higher rank.

McElroy said in a statement that he was “stunned and deeply surprised” by the appointment as a cardinal, which means he will be part of a body that selects and advises popes.

McElroy is scheduled to be installed on Aug. 27 during a ceremony in Rome.

Cordileone congratulated McElroy, noting that he served in San Francisco before leading the diocese of San Diego…. (Excerpt from the Epoch Times)