Pope Names Progressive Bishop to Head Chicago Archdiocese
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. 20 Sep 2014
Pope Francis has named Bishop Blase J. Cupich
of Spokane, Washington, to be the next archbishop of Chicago, dashing conservative
hopes.
The Holy See Press Office announced the move, which is
Francis’ most important U.S. appointment to date. This nomination could mark
the end of decades of conservative dominance
of the American hierarchy.
Cupich, 65, will be the ninth archbishop of Chicago,
succeeding Cardinal Francis George, a conservative who has headed this
diocese—the third largest in the country—since 1997.
A Nebraska native, Cupich has served as a local aide at the
Apostolic Nunciature in Washington, rector of the Pontifical College Josephinum
in Columbus and pastor of a parish in his hometown. In 1999, Cupich was named
as bishop of Rapid City, one of the nation's
smallest, poorest dioceses, comprising the western half of South Dakota.
A regular contributor to the Jesuit magazine America,
in 2008 Cupich wrote a piece against racism, just prior
to the presidential election. In it he suggested that voting on the basis of
race is morally equivalent to voting for a pro-abortion candidate. In this he
misrepresented the Bishops’ letter "Forming Conscience for
Faithful Citizenship,: which stated: “A Catholic cannot vote for a
candidate who takes a position in favor of an intrinsic evil, such as abortion
or racism, if the voter’s intent is to support that position.”
Though referring to the statement, Cupich modified this
position, writing that voting for a candidate “solely because of that
candidate’s support for abortion” or against him “solely on the basis of his or
her race” is to promote an intrinsic evil.
Cupich has worked to find common ground with the Obama
administration, especially regarding Obamacare. Cupich
criticized constant confrontation with the White House and the Department of
Health and Human Services and advocated dialogue instead. His invocation of
“common ground” was reminiscent of the approach of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin,
the progressive archbishop of Chicago before Francis George.
Last June Cupich was a featured speaker in a seminar
sponsored by the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., calling
into question whether one could be a good Catholic and a libertarian.
Cupich has been an outspoken admirer of Pope Francis,
frequently praising his approach to evangelization and the economy.
In moving to Chicago, Cupich will leave a diocese of 90,000
Catholics and 82 parishes to take charge of a very different reality: an
archdiocese with more than 350 parishes and 2.2 million Catholics.
Francis George
Francis E. George
is the archbishop for the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, a cardinal for the Roman Catholic Church, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a
trustee at the Catholic University of
America.
Note:
R. Eden Martin
is the president of the Commercial Club
of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley
Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama
was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was an
intern at Sidley Austin LLP, and the
president for the Barack Obama
administration.
Newton N. Minow
is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP,
and a member of the Commercial Club of
Chicago.
James S.
Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a trustee
at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Lester Crown
is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was a lifetime
trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think
tank), and the Human Rights Watch.
George Soros
was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a benefactor at the Human Rights Watch,
and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.
Open
Society Foundations was a funder for the Human Rights Watch, the Atlantic Council of the United
States (think tank), and the Catholic Relief Services.
John J.
Studzinski is a director at the Human Rights Watch, a director at the Atlantic Council of
the United States (think tank), and a papal knighthood knight.
papal knighthood
is an honor conferred by pope from the Roman Catholic Church.
Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) is the pope emeritus
for the Roman Catholic Church.
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Kenneth F.
Hackett was the president of the Catholic Relief Services, and is the U.S. ambassador for the Holy
See.
Mary Ann Glendon
was the U.S. ambassador for the Holy See, and an attorney for Mayer Brown.
William M. Daley
was a partner at Mayer Brown, the
chief of staff for the Barack Obama
administration, and is a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
William M.
Daley
Professional career
Daley returned to the practice of law,
as a partner with the firm Mayer Brown (then
Mayer, Brown & Platt) from 1993 to 1997.
Commercial
Club of Chicago,
Members Directory A-Z (Past Research)
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Francis E. George
is a member of the Commercial Club of
Chicago, the archbishop for the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, and a cardinal for the Roman Catholic Church.
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