New Cardinals Signal a Shift Away from the U.S. Culture Wars

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Michael O'Loughlin | Oct 9 2016 - 12:33pm | 11 comments

Bishop Kevin J. Farrell, who headed the Dallas Diocese from 2007 until mid-August, laughs with other bishops at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' building in Washington Sept. 13. The bishop is the new head of the Vatican's Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn).

The pope’s decision to make two American archbishops cardinals is a message to other U.S. prelates that the church needs leaders less concerned with culture war issues and who are instead focused on building bridges and making the church a more welcoming place.
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