one of the new cardinals is bishop robert mcelroy, a 68 year old progressive from san diego, california. by elevating this lesser known cleric, frances is passing over other high ranking clergy in the u. s. who said catholic politicians who support abortion rights should receive communion. mcelroy supports frances his work. i make the church more inclusive and i think it's important to reach out to groups of this what the po possess us to do, who have been marginalized to have been kept out of the mainstream. whether that be because of the lives of economics, or of the race, nationality or their gender, or of sexual orientation. many of the new cardinals come from the global south. an area of priority for francis, just for countries are now represented in this class of cardinals. for the 1st time, mongolia, paraguay, singapore, and east timor. it is clearly francis church now more than ever. but that doesn't mean the next pope will be in his mold. if we look at the story of the catholic church conclave, so the moment when it po gets elected, are pretty much surprising. often, a reformer

are talking about -- >> in seven years leader the diocese of san diego, the cardinal designate robert mcelroyc is that phrase he used some years ago, the church is a field hospital do you remember the image in "gone with the wind" when you could see the thousands and thousands of wounded people, lying on the street, that's weigh think of the pope's images how account gospel be applied to people's lives that help them? >> this border city mcelroy welcomes immigrants and celebrating multiculturalism and focuses on the environment and the poor. >> don't we think that deserves at least $15 an hour >> the 68-year-old serving as he has always wanted. >> i can't really remember a time that i did not want to be a priest >> the second of five children, mcelroy grew up in suburban san francisco and attended high school seminary. for college, he went to harvard, earning a history degree and stanford for a master's. and then a ph.d. in political science. >> how does your secular education shape your ministry? >> i think that it allows me to get outside of the church frame of reference >> for years, he's

places like mongolia and singapore, new guinea, and the one american in the batch, archbishop robert mcelroy becomes the first cardinal in that city's long history. he's seen as a progressive and taken a stand against bishops who deny holy communion to politicians who support the right to a boring. 16 cardinals are under the age of 80, so they are eligible to vote when the time comes for the next pope. pope francis has appointed 60% of these cardinal electors, there's a lot of speculation, is he getting ready to resign. he gets around in a wheelchair quite a bit and he's talked about resigning. he gave an interview recently to a mexican journalist where he said he has no plans to retire, but if he does, he wants to stay as a bishop hearing confessions, visiting the sick, baptizing babies, living out his vocation as an ordinary priest in many ways, eva. >> terry moran for us there. >>> coming up, shia labeouf responding to claims that he was fired from a new film. what he's saying. >> plus the cost of being single is a real thing when it comes to finances. we have tips and tricks on how to ma

one of the new cardinals is bishop robert mcelroy, a 68 year old progressive from san diego, california. by elevating this lesser known clerk, france is passing over other high ranking clergy in the u. s. who, se, catholic politicians who support abortion rights should receive communion. mcelroy supports francis his work. i make the church more inclusive and i think it's important to reach out to groups. ready this is what the pope possesses to do, who have been marginalized to have been kept out of the mainstream. whether that be because of the lives of economics or of the race, nationality or their gender, or of sexual orientation. many of the new cardinals come from the global south. an area of priority for francis, just for countries, are now represented in this class of cardinals. for the 1st time, mongolia, paraguay, singapore, in east timor. it is clearly francis church now more than ever. but that doesn't mean the next pope will be in his mold. if you look at the story of the catholic church conclave at the moment when elected are pretty much surprising of reformer, pope is elec

. >> reporter: one american among the new cardinals, san diego's archbishop robert mcelroy. >> what arful thing he did of the generation and a new mission or an enhanced mission. >> reporter: mcelroy, a progressive in the church, has taken a stand against those u.s. bishops who deny holy communion to catholic politicians who support abortion rights, and last year he signed a statement in support of lgbtq youth with a small group of other bishops. >> we have an obligation, the church, to make lgbt persons feel equally welcome in the life of the church as everyone else. >> reporter: these new cardinals will help cement pope francis' legacy. he has now named more than 60% of the cardinals who will vote to choose the next pope when that time comes, and that legacy will be a church that is a more global and more diverse and less doctrinaire. eva. >> terry moran for us there in vatican city, thanks, terry. >>> well now to the monkeypox outbreak. an infant in washington state hospitalized with the illness even as some states report a decline in cases. abc's ike ejiochi has more. good morning

one of the new members is a 68-year-old american bishop, robert mcelroy from san diego.re, india, italy, and the amazon. of the total, 132 cardinal electors, pope francis has chosen 83 of them. those under the age of 80 are eligible to vote in a conclave and all of this is in an effort to vote for who will be the next pope. a car driven by the late princess diana in the 1980's just sold at auction in the u.k. someone paid more than $760,000 for this ford escort rs turbo. the buyer had to pay a fee on top of that selling price, bringing the total to $848,000 for this little bar card. diana drove the 1985 car for three years and used it to run errands and drive around kensington. she got it in black to be more discreet. it has less than 25,000 miles on it. pretty cool looking car. still ahead, a fan favorite in san francisco's chinatown falls victim to 80's l scam -- ti -- to a zelle scam. 9:37 right now. lisa has been talking about it. it is really hazy out there. this is the golden gate bridge. this is the golden gate bridge. we will check in with ♪strutting your way int

welcomed 20 new cardinals at the vatican one of the new members is 68 year old american bishop robert mcelroydiego many of the new cardinals are from around the world including singapore india, italy and even the amazon of the total 132 cardinal electors. pope francis has chosen 83 of them those under the age of 80 are eligible to vote in a conclave. all of this is in an effort to vote for who will be the next pope. and a car driven by the late princess diana in the 80s just sold at auction in the uk someone paid more than 760,000 for the ford escort rs turbo that doesn't include the 12 and a half percent buyers premium on top of the selling price diana drove this 1985 escort for three years. she would use it to run errands and drive around chelsea and kensington. this car was typically manufactured in white, but she got it in black to be more discreet the escort still looks great with less than 25,000 miles on it. that's a pretty cool looking car. all right, so i had on abc 7 mornings a fan favoritescwn fls victim to azel scam 7 on your side michael finney. we'll have that story for you comi

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church that is truly global, more diverse and less doctrinaire like the new american cardinal robert mcelroydiego. he opposes denying holy communion to american catholic politicians who support abortion rights. last year he signed a statement in support of lgbtq youth and so whenever francis decides to leave the scene it is clear he has put his stamp on this church for years to come. michael? >> yes, he has. thank you so much for that, terry. >>> now to a new chapter in space exploration with nasa's artemis 1. destination, the moon's orbit. the first nasa rocket launch in more than a decade. while no crew is on board, if all goes well the goal is to have astronauts on board and back on the moon soon. gio benitez is live at the kennedy space center. there are questions about when it will even take off. >> reporter: hey, mike. the launch director just made that dreaded call. this launch has been scrubbed for today. let's take a look at the rocket right now on the launch pad. that's the sls, the space launch system. the most powerful rocket in the world. it's the first time this rocket was set