Moments after stating that he has no current plans to meet with President Donald Trump, emphasising what he stressed is the intrinsically pastoral, not political, role of the Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Robert McElroy revealed that he recently held a “lengthy” call with former President Joe Biden.
“I’m going to Washington as the Archbishop of Washington, which is a pastoral role,” McElroy said. “That is, my role is the leadership of the Catholic community of Washington and all that brings with it,” he added, noting that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is the Church’s primary government liaison.
