ASSOCIATED PRESS Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was formerly the archbishop of Atlanta. Former Atlanta archbishop Wilton Gregory, 71, was made new head of the Church in the U.S. capital Washington, D.C., and is also likely to become a cardinal eligible to vote in a conclave to elect the next pope after Francis. The Washington position is the most influential for the Church in the United States because of its proximity to national political power. As president of the U.S. bishops conference between 2001 and 2004, he pushed through a new charter to protect children after the sex abuse scandal erupted in Boston in 2002. “Archbishop Gregory is a seasoned administrator, a leader among the US bishops in combating clergy sex abuse, and a compassionate pastor.

Source: Huffington Post April 04, 2019 13:52 UTC