Report: Cardinal Gregory Thought USCCB Statement (by Arch. Gomez) on Joe Biden Inauguration ‘Ill-Timed’

The Archdiocese of Washington did not immediately respond to comment on Roker’s report.

CNA, February 15, 2021

WASHINGTON — The Archbishop of Washington thought the U.S. bishops’ statement for President Biden’s inauguration “ill-timed,” according to NBC’s “Today” co-host Al Roker on Monday.

At the end of an interview segment with Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, D.C. that aired Monday morning on NBC’s “Today,” Roker noted “areas of disagreement” between the Catholic Church and the new Biden administration, including on the issue of abortion.

Roker cited the Jan. 20 statement of the U.S. bishops’ conference (USCCB) on Biden’s inauguration, which had warned that some of Biden’s proposed policies would “advance moral evils.” Roker then reported Cardinal Gregory’s take on the USCCB statement.  …

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