Cardinal Gregory’s vision: protect, care for and strengthen the flock vaticannews.va

In an interview with Vatican News shortly after knowing of his appointment by Pope Francis to the College of Cardinals, the future Cardinal spoke about how he has been shaped by a “wonderful legacy of faith”. And rather than drawing attention to himself as the first African-American Cardinal, he pointed to his ethnic forebears who are up for canonization. In that interview, Cardinal-elect Gregory said “We've produced holy, generous, zealous Catholics from our cultural and racial tradition. And I hope they get more attention in many respects than I do because their contribution to the life of the church is already a proven treasure.”…

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