March 7, 2010
Why didn’t Pope Benedict elevate the archbishops of Washington and Baltimore in the 2007 consistory?
Washington and Baltimore, as you know, are sees whose head is a cardinal.
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Comments on Why didn’t Pope Benedict elevate the archbishops of Washington and Baltimore in the 2007 consistory?
Perhaps Donald Wuerl needs to work on his humility.
Why don’t you write and ask Pope Benedict? No one here is privy to that information.
The Pope will (or will not) elevate them in his own time. Becoming a cardinal is not automatic and not necessarily a result of political pressure.
Baltimore’s new Archbishop is 69 and his DC counterpart is 67 next month, which means that the possible terms for each bishop is 6 and 8 years respectively.