Pelosi Congratulates Archbishop William Levada on Appointment to Vatican
May 13, 2005
Pelosi Congratulates Archbishop William Levada on Appointment to Vatican
Friday, May 13, 2005
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Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today congratulating Archbishop William Levada of San Francisco on his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI as orthodoxy chief of the Catholic Church:
"I extend congratulations to Archbishop Levada on his appointment as the new orthodoxy chief of the Catholic Church.
"Archbishop Levada has served the Catholic community of San Francisco for 10 years, and we all take great pride in his appointment as the highest-ranking American ever at the Vatican. We wish him well in his new post. Our thoughts and prayers are with him as he undertakes his new challenge."