[Grem] *****SPAM(6.0)***** US bishop with ultra liberal track record chosen by P. Francis to attend Amazon Synod

[Emoke Greschik]

US bishop chosen by Francis to attend Amazon Synod has ultra-liberal track
record

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-bishop-chosen-by-francis-to-attend-amazon-synod-has-ultra-liberal-track-record

September 27, 2019 (LifeSiteNews <https://www.lifesitenews.com>) — Bishop
Robert McElroy <https://faithfulshepherds.com/bishop/robert-w-mcelroy/> has
been selected by Pope Francis to attend the upcoming Amazonian Synod, where
it is believed that many of the long established teachings and traditions
of the Church may be thrown out.

McElroy, who oversees the Diocese of San Diego, has a concerning history of
straying from the Church’s perennial teachings. Throughout his time in the
episcopacy as well as before his elevation to bishop, His Excellency has
proven quite radical in matters ranging from abortion to homosexuality.

Faithful Shepherds <https://faithfulshepherds.com/bishop/robert-w-mcelroy/>,
a site launched by LifeSiteNews to hold bishops accountable and encourage
them to uphold the Deposit of Faith, has chosen to highlight Bishop
McElroy for this week's “Bishop Report Card.”

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In 2005, before being named bishop, McElroy publicly criticized
<https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/new-san-fran-bishop-sanctions-against-pro-abort-pols-makes-church-too-repub>
the archbishop of Newark for enforcing Canon 915, which prohibits
pro-abortion politicians from receiving Holy Communion. McElroy stated that
the archbishop’s practice of upholding Church teaching made the Church
appear too “partisan” and “coercive.”

McElroy has also been a frequent culprit of equating the tragedy of
abortion with other social justice issues. For example, in a 2013 interview
<https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/san-diegos-new-bishop-champions-seamless-garment-theory-poverty-on-same-mor>,
he called poverty the “pre-eminent” issue that the Church should address.
The bishop expressed his disappointment that the conference of bishops
“labeled abortion and euthanasia as the preeminent issues in the political
order.” McElroy also stated that the Church’s focus on “intrinsic evils”
such as abortion has distracted Catholics from the “structural sin” of
poverty.

Another troubling area of Bishop McElroy’s episcopacy is his support for
allowing divorced and civilly remarried Catholics to receive Communion.
Bishop McElroy has encouraged
<https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/san-diego-diocesan-synod-embraces-internal-forum-proposes-new-office-for-lg>
divorced and “remarried” Catholics to “utilize the internal forum of
conscience” in making their decision to receive Holy Communion. This
statement by McElroy, which contradicts the Church’s teaching on sexual
morality and the sacraments, effectively allows divorced and “remarried”
Catholics to receive Communion in the Diocese of San Diego.

Bishop McElroy is equally heterodox when it comes to homosexuality. In
2017, McElroy sided
<https://www.ncronline.org/news/parish/lay-groups-lament-paprockis-decree-denying-same-sex-spouses-eucharist>
with San Jose bishop Patrick McGrath, who stated that he would not deny
Catholic funerals to active, unrepentant homosexuals upon their deaths.
McElroy said he agrees with McGrath’s “approach,” calling it the
“appropriate policy” that he hopes priests will observe. He continued by
stating that “our fundamental stance has to be one of inclusion in the
Church.”

More recently, Bishop McElroy was a keynote speaker
<https://www.uscatholicpriests.org/news/2018/5/26/an-examination-of-civil-disobedience>
at the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests assembly in 2018. The
Association of U.S. Catholic Priests is a dissident, pro-gay, pro-women’s
ordination group comprising liberal priests from across the United States.
The particular conference attended by McElroy featured
<https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-archbishop-hosts-conference-put-on-by-pro-homosexual-priests-who-want-to>
pro-homosexual merchandise and buttons available for the attendees.

McElroy has also been a vocal supporter
<https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2017/09/18/bishop-mcelroy-attacks-father-james-martin-expose-cancer-within-us-catholic-church>
of the pro-gay priest Fr. James Martin. In a 2017 article, he endorsed
Martin’s book, *Building a Bridge*, even though the book fails to mention
the sinfulness of homosexual acts and insists that the Church change its
teaching on “LGBT” issues. McElroy praised Martin for encouraging the
Church to “embrace fully and immediately men and women in the L.G.B.T.
community.” McElroy also stated that the opposition to Martin’s message is
the result of a “cancer of vilification” entering the Church.

Bishop McElroy has clearly shown himself to be a radical prelate. In light
of his contrary views, any faithful Catholic would be concerned with his recent
nomination
<https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/cardinal-omalley-bishop-mcelroy-nominated-to-amazon-synod-66743>
by Pope Francis to the controversial Amazon Synod. Because of McElroy’s
growing importance in the Church hierarchy, it is more important now than
ever to encourage him to be faithful to Christ’s timeless teachings. Please
visit Faithful Shepherds <https://faithfulshepherds.com> to learn more
about Bishop McElroy and other U.S. bishops’ views and past actions and do
your part to help hold the Church hierarchy accountable.
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