Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles addresses his brother bishops after being elected to a 3 year term as President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops during the second day of the USCCB's Fall Meeting in Baltimore, Nov. 11, 2019

Christine Rousselle
Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles addresses his brother bishops after being elected to a 3 year term as President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops during the second day of the USCCB's Fall Meeting in Baltimore, Nov. 11, 2019

On Friday, Archbishop Gomez noted that Congress for 45 years “has maintained that taxpayers should not be forced against their conscience to pay for abortions.”