For his Installation Mass on the Archdiocese of Chicago on November 2015, Bishop Cupich specifically requested both men and women altar servers. It is also a compassion forged in reaction to tragic national stories of violence against homosexuals, of verbal attacks that demean their human dignity, and of suicides by teens who have struggled with their sexual identity or have been bullied because of it. Back in February, I warned that liberal Catholics would try to make as much as they could of Pope Francis's appointment to this critical American see.. Liberal writers like David Gibson are already publishing articles now claiming Bishop Blase Cupich's appointment is . With respect to communion for those in same-sex relationships, he said: [M]y role as a pastor is to help them to discern what the will of God is by looking at the objective moral teaching of the Church and yet, at the same time, helping them through a period of discernment to understand what God is calling them to at that point. ", "He teaches heresy and he is not honest. [49], On August 25, 2018, Archbishop Carlo Vigan, former apostolic nuncio to the United States, released an 11-page letter describing a series of warnings to the Vatican regarding sexual misconduct by then Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. As for the liberal mode, since the mid-19th century the Church has been plagued by liberal Catholics (later denominated Modernists), to be sure, but they were repeatedly denounced as ecclesial outliers and outlaws by the pre-Vatican II Popes, including Pius IX (r. 1846-1878), who famously declared: "I have always condemned Liberal Catholicism and Wondering why we ask for your email, or having trouble registering. The point is clear. Last weekend, at least 11 people were killed in Chicago, including a local anti-violence activist and a 10-year-old boy. Letters: A suggestion for Joe Biden on his choice in running mate [34] Before his installation in Chicago, Cupich announced he would live in a suite of rooms at Holy Name Cathedral rather than in the Gold Coast district mansion that traditionally served as the residence of Chicago's archbishops. Find the most up-to-date statements from the Superior General, District Superior of the Society of Saint Pius X. ", "ridiculous handling of Fr. It's a sign of how backward our church is on LBGT matters, that this guy is considered liberal. Almost 50 years of tremendous growth despite weaknesses, failures, opposition and set backs, Who was Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre? Many calls for Cupich's repentance or resignation: One comment summarized most of these points: "One of the worst. A Setback for the Catholic Left - The American Spectator Besides, the intrinsic evil of homosexuality is self-evident to human sanity. Brady also noted that Cupich does not support the pro-life movement and seems to have a great dislike for the traditional Mass and traditional Catholics.
