Donald Wuerl

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Cardinal Donald Wuerl (left), archbishop of Washington, waits for the beginning processional of the Mass of the Lord's Supper at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., on April 5, 2012, which was Holy Thursday. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Cardinal Donald Wuerl (left), archbishop of Washington, talks with Monsignor Ronald Jameson, rector of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., before the Mass of the Lord's Supper at the cathedral on April 5, 2012, which was Holy Thursday. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, gets into his vestments for the Mass of the Lord's Supper at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. on on April 5, 2012, which was Holy Thursday. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, washes the feet of Les Ralston during the Mass of the Lord's Supper at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., on April 5, 2012, which was Holy Thursday. Ralston was one of 12 church members to have their feet washed, a religious rite that represents Jesus washing his disciples' feet, saying "A servant is no greater than his master." (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and his wife, Callista, depart after a Christmas Mass celebrated by Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Archbishop of Washington, Donald Wuerl, waves to the crowd as he exits the stage following the celebration of mass at the Youth Rally and Mass for Life at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Worshippers follow along with the service during Christmas Mass celebrated by Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Christmas Day, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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"With the new translation, we are forced to stop and go very slowly and reverently," said Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the archbishop of Washington, of the new Roman Missal, a fresh translation of the Mass in Latin mandated by the Vatican. (The Washington Times)

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Cardinal Donald Wuerl makes his way to the altar during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, on Rhode Island Avenue in northwest Washington, Wednesday, March 9, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Cardinal Donald Wuerl speaks to the congregation during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, on Rhode Island Avenue in northwest Washington, Wednesday, March 9, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Cardinal Donald Wuerl rubs ash on the forehead of Marie Martineau, of Washington, during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, on Rhode Island Avenue in northwest Washington, Wednesday, March 9, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)