WASHINGTON D.C.
News4.com (NBC affiliate in Washington D.C.)
September 2, 2018
By Derrick Ward and Matthew Stabley
A man scolded the archbishop of Washington in church Sunday morning before storming out as the archbishop asked parishioners to keep Pope Francis in their prayers.
Cardinal Donald Wuerl installed a new pastor at Annunciation Catholic Church Sunday. Wuerl is facing a storm of criticism and calls for his resignation after becoming entangled in sexual abuse scandals in the church he has served with distinction since 1966.
“We need to hold close in our prayers and our loyalty our Holy Father Pope Francis,” Wuerl said in church Sunday. “Increasingly it’s clear that he is the object of considerable animosity.”
“Shame on you!” Brian Garfield then shouted before leaving the church.
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