Former San Francisco Archbishop Calls for Papal Reforms ahead of Conclave

With the world’s cardinals set to choose a new pope, Emeritus Archbishop of San Francisco John Quinn on Saturday (Mar. 9) called for major church governance reforms, including changes in the papacy itself. “Media reports dealing with reform tend to focus on clerical celibacy and on the ordination of women and on the reform of the [Roman] Curia. … These are important topics, but it would be a mistake to stop there,” Quinn said.” By Thomas C. Fox, National Catholic Reporter