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Trump critic, pro-LGBT: 4 things to know about cardinal Pope Francis picked to head DC archdiocese

By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter
Cardinal Robert McElroy of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego sits for an interview with Currents News in August 2022.
Cardinal Robert McElroy of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego sits for an interview with Currents News in August 2022. | Screenshot: YouTube/Currents News

'Indirectly tainted' in Cardinal McCarrick abuse scandal 

McElroy's predecessor, Cardinal Wilton Gregory, took over at a time when the archdiocese was dealing with a clergy sexual abuse crisis.

Ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and Cardinal Donald Wuerl were caught up in the scandal, and the former was defrocked after a Vatican investigation found he abused adults and children. 

Wuerl stepped down after he "lost the trust of his priests," The Associated Press reported Monday. 

"McElroy was indirectly tainted by the McCarrick scandal after revelations that a whistleblower had told him in 2016 that McCarrick slept with seminarians," the outlet reported. "McElroy acknowledged having received the report but said the whistleblower refused to provide him with corroborating evidence."

Samantha Kamman is a reporter for The Christian Post. She can be reached at: samantha.kamman@christianpost.com. Follow her on Twitter: @Samantha_Kamman

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