Conservative Roman Catholic bishops claimed the top spots in the church’s just-concluded U.S. leadership conference, angering moderates in the church but bolstering those seen as skeptical of the liberal reform agenda of Pope Francis.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, or USCCB, met for its fall session this week in Baltimore, with meetings concluding on Thursday.
During their four-day session, the bishops elected Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, as president and Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore as vice president. Both are viewed as conservatives, with Archbishop Lori having recently served as chairman of the group’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities.