Pope Francis names Trump critic McElroy as Washington's new archbishop
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Pope Francis names Trump critic McElroy as Washington's new archbishop

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By Joshua McElwee Pope Francis names Trump critic McElroy as Washington's new archbishop VATICAN CITY, - Pope Francis on Monday named a Catholic cardinal who has criticized Donald Trump's political agenda as the new leader for the Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., days before Trump is set to be inaugurated as U.S. president. McElroy sharply criticized Trump's plan during his first administration to launch a mass deportation campaign targeting millions of immigrants living in the United States. "It's a bold move," Massimo Faggioli, an Italian academic who has followed the Francis papacy closely, said of McElroy's appointment. McElroy is also an outspoken ally of Francis among the U.S. Catholic bishops, who are largely divided over the pope's pastoral agenda.

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