18 December, 2013

Pope Replaces Conservative U.S. Cardinal on Influential Vatican Committee - NYTimes.com

Pope Replaces Conservative U.S. Cardinal on Influential Vatican Committee - NYTimes.com: Pope Francis moved on Monday against a conservative American cardinal who has been an outspoken critic of abortion and same-sex marriage, by replacing him on a powerful Vatican committee with another American who is less identified with the culture wars within the Roman Catholic Church.