How the bishop factory is changing
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In the place of Burke the pope chose Wuerl, who although he has a past as a personal secretary and conclavist, in 1978, of ultraconservative cardinal John Wright (bishop of Pittsburgh and later prefect of the congregation for the clergy), has a much more compliant attitude than Burke with regard to pro-abortion politicians.
This change has been hailed positively in the "liberal" American world, which is now hoping for the selection of more progressive bishops with respect to those appointed in recent years.
What the congregation for bishops remade from the ground up by Pope Francis will produce will be seen in the upcoming months.
Before that, however, we will learn the names of the first cardinals created by the new pontiff at the consistory next February. With him, making predictions is much more difficult than in the past. Surprise is the rule.
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