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Police officers salute as the procession for New York City Police officer Brian Moore passes after his funeral mass, Friday, May 8, 2015, at the St. James Roman Catholic church in Seaford, N.Y. The 25-year-old died Monday, two days after he was shot in Queens. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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New York City Police Department Monsignor Robert Romano speaks during the funeral for slain NYPD officer Brian Moore at the St. James Roman Catholic Church in Seaford, NY, Friday, May 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, Pool)

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Two Jordanian women light candles next to a picture of Jordanian pilot, Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, who was being held by Islamic State group militants, following Sunday prayers in the Adir Roman Catholic Church, on the outskirts of Karak, Jordan, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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A full moon rises behind a cross on top of Saint Nicholas Catholic Church in the Heights neighborhood of Jersey City, N.J. (Associated Press)

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National Edition News cover for January 28, 2015 - Nigerian elections could put Christians in danger: Pall bearers carry the coffins of those killed in a Christmas Day bombing at a Catholic church in Madalla, Nigeria, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Mourners wept as they carried out the mass burial Wednesday the church near Nigeria's capital where dozens died in a Christmas Day bombing by a radical Islamist sect. (AP Photo/Sunday Aghaeze)

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In this photo taken Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, Larisa Alonso talks to a reporter at Our Lady of Charity Catholic church in Miami. Many Catholics have expressed pride in seeing Francis stirring hopes of progress in communist Cuba, but some Cuban-Americans say their spiritual leader betrayed them (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

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Bishop William F. Murphy acknowledges the need for the Catholic Church to find common ground with modern health care in the name of providing care. (Associated Press)

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Monsignor James D. Watkins, pastor of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church since 2001, celebrate its 150 year anniversary and the extensive renovations of the building. About 250 families belong to the parish. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Monsignor James D. Watkins, paster of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church celebrate its 150 year anniversary in Northwest, Washington, D.C., Friday, October 17, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Monsignor James D. Watkins, paster of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church celebrate its 150 year anniversary in Northwest, Washington, D.C., Friday, October 17, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Monsignor James D. Watkins, paster of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church celebrate its 150 year anniversary in Northwest, Washington, D.C., Friday, October 17, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Monsignor James D. Watkins, paster of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church celebrate its 150 year anniversary in Northwest, Washington, D.C., Friday, October 17, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Monsignor James D. Watkins, paster of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church celebrate its 150 year anniversary in Northwest, Washington, D.C., Friday, October 17, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Monsignor James D. Watkins, paster of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church celebrate its 150 year anniversary in Northwest, Washington, D.C., Friday, October 17, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Monsignor James D. Watkins, paster of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church celebrate its 150 year anniversary in Northwest, Washington, D.C., Friday, October 17, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Monsignor James D. Watkins, paster of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church celebrate its 150 year anniversary in Northwest, Washington, D.C., Friday, October 17, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Monsignor James D. Watkins, paster of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church celebrate its 150 year anniversary in Northwest, Washington, D.C., Friday, October 17, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Monsignor James D. Watkins, paster of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church celebrate its 150 year anniversary in Northwest, Washington, D.C., Friday, October 17, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)