“The Eucharist is being weaponized and deployed as a tool in political warfare. “It will bring tremendously destructive consequences,” McElroy wrote last year. bishops denouncing the campaign to exclude Catholic politicians who support abortion rights from Communion. “But mostly, his elevation reminds me that more senior and substantial prelates like Archbishop Cordileone and Archbishop Gomez have, once again, been very deliberately passed over,” Pecknold said in an email.Īmong his notable stances, McElroy has been one of a minority of U.S. “It’s not surprising that the Holy Father would have singled him out for this honor and that he would want the future Cardinal McElroy present in the conclave that will elect the next pope.”Ĭhad Pecknold, a theology professor at The Catholic University of America who has been critical of many Vatican decisions under Francis’ papacy, said McElroy “often speaks from the ideological margins” and thus would be seen, in this papacy, as an appropriate candidate to be a cardinal. “He has been the special champion of people on the margins, both in society and in the church,” Martin said via email. Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS/Andrew Medichini Previous Next When San Diego Bishop McElroy receives his prestigious red hat at the Vatican on Saturday, he will bring to the College of Cardinals a fervent loyalty to Pope Francis that has often put him at odds with the conservative majority in the U.S. Peter's Square to attend a conference on nuclear disarmament at the Vatican, Friday, Nov. McElroy, bishop of the diocese of San Diego, walks in St. James Martin, editor-at-large of the Jesuit magazine America, described McElroy as “one of the foremost articulators in the United States not only of Pope Francis’ vision but also the vision of the Second Vatican Council and, more basically, the vision of the Gospel.”įILE - Robert W. “The death toll from abortion is more immediate, but the long-term death toll from unchecked climate change is larger and threatens the very future of humanity,” McElroy said in 2020. Echoing the pope’s concerns, he has questioned why greater prominence is not given to issues such as poverty, immigration and climate change.
McElroy has been among the few American bishops who questioned why the conference insists on identifying abortion as its “preeminent” priority. He was chosen over numerous higher-ranking American archbishops, including two from his home state - outspoken conservative Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco and José Gomez of Los Angeles, the president of the U.S. McElroy, 68, is the only American among the 21 clerics being installed as cardinals by Francis in a ceremony at St. The hotel is located at 888 Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262.When San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy receives his prestigious red hat at the Vatican on Saturday, he will bring to the College of Cardinals a fervent loyalty to Pope Francis that has often put him at odds with the conservative majority in the U.S. The 2014 California Society of Municipal Finance Officers Conference was held at the Renaissance Hotel in Palm Springs on Febru– February 21, 2014. The 2015 California Society of Municipal Finance Officers Conference was held at the Monterey Convention Center and Portola Plaza. The 2016 California Society of Municipal Finance Officers Conference was held at the Disneyland Hotel. The 2017 California Society of Municipal Finance Officers Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento/Sacramento Convention Center.įebruary 7, 2017- Febru2016 Annual Conference The 2018 California Society of Municipal Finance Officers Conference was held in Riverside, CA at the Mission Inn Hotel/Riverside Convention Center.įebruary 20, 2018- Febru2017 Annual Conference The 2019 California Society of Municipal Finance Officers Conference was held in Palm Springs, CA 92262. The 2020 California Society of Municipal Finance Officers Conference was held in Anaheim, CA at the Disneyland Hotel. Previous Annual Conferences 2022 Annual Conferenceįebruary 16-18, 2022 | San Diego, CA 2021 Annual Conferenceįebruary 16-18, 2021 2020 Annual Conference Upcoming Annual Conferences 2023 Annual Conference