Posts Tagged ‘Archbishop Matteo Zuppi’

LGBTQ-friendly cleric named cardinal; far-right Catholics appalled

Monday, September 9th, 2019

An LGBTQ-friendly Italian archbishop has been promoted to cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church, and right-wing Catholics are losing it. Pope Francis announced Sunday that Archbishop Matteo Zuppi of Bologna and 12 other clerics were being elevated to cardinal, a rank that gives them great influence in the church and, for those under age 80, Read more