Blase J. Cupich Explained

Type:Cardinal
Honorific-Prefix:His Eminence
Blase Joseph Cupich
Archdiocese:Chicago
Appointed:September 20, 2014
Enthroned:November 18, 2014
Predecessor:Francis George
Ordination:August 16, 1975
Ordained By:Daniel E. Sheehan
Consecration:September 21, 1998
Consecrated By:Harry Joseph Flynn
Cardinal:November 19, 2016
Created Cardinal By:Pope Francis
Rank:Cardinal-Priest
Birth Name:Blase Joseph Cupich
Birth Date:19 March 1949
Birth Place:Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Cardinal Name:Blase Joseph Cupich
Offstyle:Your Eminence
Relstyle:Cardinal
See:Chicago

Blase Joseph Cupich (;[1] born March 19, 1949) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal who serves as archbishop of the Latin Church Archdiocese of Chicago.

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Cupich was ordained a priest there in 1975. He was named Bishop of Rapid City in South Dakota, by Pope John Paul II in 1998. Cupich was then named bishop of the Diocese of Spokane in Washington State by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010. After being chosen by Pope Francis to succeed Cardinal Francis George as Archbishop of Chicago, Cupich was installed there in 2014. In 2016 he was made a member the Roman Curia's Congregation for Bishops, which advises the pope on the appointment of bishops, and named to the College of Cardinals. He was made a member of the Congregation for Catholic Education in 2017.

Early life and education

Blase Joseph Cupich was born on March 19, 1949, in Omaha, Nebraska, into a family of Croatian descent, as one of the nine children of Blase and Mary (née Mayhan) Cupich.[2] He attended Mount Michael Benedictine Abbey and High School in Elkhorn, Nebraska, and Archbishop Ryan High School in Omaha, Nebraska. Cupich then studied at Saint John Vianney Seminary at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota, obtaining his Bachelor of Philosophy degree in 1971. Cupich went to Rome to study at the Pontifical North American College and the Pontifical Gregorian University, earning a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree in 1974 and a Master of Theology degree in 1975.[3] His class at the North American College included ten future American bishops and two future cardinals: James Michael Harvey and Raymond Leo Burke.[4] He speaks six languages, including English and Spanish.[5]

Ordination and ministry

Cupich was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Omaha by Archbishop Daniel E. Sheehan on August 16, 1975. After his ordination, he served as both associate pastor at St. Margaret Mary Parish and instructor at Paul VI High School in Omaha until 1978. He served as director of the Office for Divine Worship and as chair of the Commission on Youth from 1978 to 1981. Cupich completed his graduate studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., obtaining his licentiate in 1979 and his Doctorate of Sacred Theology in 1987. His dissertation was entitled "Advent in the Roman Tradition: An Examination and Comparison of the Lectionary Readings as Hermeneutical Units in Three Periods".[6]

From 1980 to 1981, Cupich was an instructor in the Continuing Education of Priests Program and Diaconate Formation at Creighton University in Omaha. He then served as secretary of the nunciature to the United States until 1987, and occasionally acted as spokesman for the mission.[7] Cupich was pastor of St. Mary Parish in Bellevue, Nebraska, from 1987 to 1989, president-rector of the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio, from 1989 to 1996, and pastor of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish in Omaha from 1997 to 1998.[3]

Bishop of Rapid City

On July 6, 1998, Cupich was appointed as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Rapid City by Pope John Paul II.[8] He was installed and consecrated by Archbishop Harry Flynn on September 21, 1998. The co-consecrators were Archbishops Elden Francis and Charles Chaput.[9]

As bishop, Cupich banned children from receiving their first holy communion in the Tridentine Mass or being confirmed in the traditional form. In 2002, Cupich prohibited a Traditional Mass community from celebrating the Paschal Triduum liturgies according to the 1962 form of the Roman Rite. When Cupich was transferred these bans were lifted and the original mass reinstated. First Holy Communion and Confirmations resumed in the traditional rite.[10]

During the 2004 US presidential election, Cupich did not join those bishops who said that eucharist should be denied to Catholic politicians who support abortion rights for women. He said, "We cannot cherry-pick particular issues. We have to be willing to talk about all issues. Our position begins with protecting the unborn, but it doesn't end there."[11] Two years later, as South Dakota voters considered a referendum that would ban abortion except to save the mother's life, Cupich called for "public dialogue ... marked by civility and clarity". He proposed three conditions for the conduct of political debate:

Shortly before the U.S. presidential election of 2008, Cupich published an essay in America on the question of race that said:[12]

Cupich served on the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Committee for Young Adults during 2000 to 2003, the period when the USCCB adopted its Dallas Charter, establishing procedures for handling accusation of priest misconduct. He served again on the USCCB's renamed Committee on Protection of Children and Young People in 2005 to 2006. Cupich became head of the committee in 2008.[13]

Following the 2008 US presidential election, Cupich advised his fellow bishops to find ways to work with the incoming Obama administration: "Keep in mind a prophecy of denunciation quickly wears thin, and it seems to me what we need is a prophecy of solidarity, with the community we serve and the nation that we live in."[14]

Bishop of Spokane

On June 30, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Cupich as bishop of the Diocese of Spokane.[15] He was installed as the sixth bishop of the Spokane on September 3, 2010, in a ceremony at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington.[16]

In 2011, Cupich discouraged priests and seminarians in his diocese from participating in demonstrations in front of Planned Parenthood clinics or supporting 40 Days for Life, an anti-abortion movement that conducts vigils at facilities that offered abortion services. Cupich later clarified his position through a statement that said that while he woul not forbid priests from praying outside the clinics, he believed that "Decisions about abortion are not usually made in front of clinics – they’re made at 'kitchen tables and in living rooms and they frequently involve a sister, daughter, relative or friend who may have been pressured or abandoned by the man who fathered the child.[17] [18] In February 2011, when Cupich was heading the USCCB Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People, a Philadelphia grand jury investigation found that the Archdiocese of Philadelphia had allowed 37 priests to remain active despite accusations of abuse or inappropriate behavior. Cupich commented in March:

Cupich later called the Philadelphia events "an anomaly". He said the U.S. bishops had implemented much of their agreed upon reforms known as the Dallas Charter (2002) and added: "If we want our people to trust us, we have to trust them. So we are doing our best to make sure that we are transparent with them."[19]

In June Cupich again pointed to the Dallas Charter, which he thought needed few modifications. He emphasized the need for proper implementation:[20]

Over the course of three months in 2011, Cupich published "The New Roman Missal: A Time of Renewal", a historical overview on liturgical renewal to introduce the new English translation of the Roman Missal.[21] [22] He wrote favorably of moving from an Latin: [[ad orientem]] to a Latin: [[versus populum]] direction of the priest in the Mass; he lamented those who did not accept the changes of the post-Vatican II Roman Missal; he wrote favorably about Communion under both species and Mass in the vernacular, non-Western inculturation into the liturgy, lay participation in the liturgy as a litmus test of active participation, and simplification of rubrics.

In April 2012, Cupich supported the decision of Gonzaga University to invite Anglican Desmond Tutu to speak at its graduation ceremonies and receive an honorary degree, against which the Cardinal Newman Society and others active in the anti-abortion movement were protesting.[23] [24]

As voters faced a November 2012 referendum on the legalization of same-sex marriage in Washington State, Cupich wrote a pastoral letter that first noted that the question was often seen in terms of personal sympathy and "a matter of equality":[25]

Cupich then called for "a substantial public debate ... carried on with respect, honesty and conviction" and asked for "careful consideration" of the church's position on the referendum. He concluded with a statement of tolerance that differentiated the Church from opponents of the referendum:

Cupich explained the Church's position on the referendum: that Washington's registered domestic partnerships already gave same-sex couples all the legal rights associated with marriage, so equality was not an issue; that the referendum attempts to make different-sex and same-sex relationships identical, not equal; that it ignores the real differences between men and women and how "sons and daughters learn about gender from the way it is lived by their mothers and fathers"; that removing the terms mother and father from legal documents transforms how we think about family relationships; that the impact on other features of marriage law, such as limiting marriage by relatives or restricting marriage to two people, are unknown; and that the question is not whether a religious or secular definition of marriage will prevail: "Marriage existed either before the church or the state. It is written in our human nature."[26]

Cupich wrote on January 22, 2013, referencing the murder of 20 children in a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school a few weeks earlier, that "The truth will win out and we have to believe that a nation whose collective heart can break and grieve for babies slaughtered in Newtown has the capacity and God's grace to one day grieve for the babies killed in the womb."[27]

Cupich allowed Catholic Charities employees to help people register for benefits under the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as "Obamacare", in contrast to most other bishops.[28] He said:[29]

In June 2014, Cupich spoke at a conference at the Catholic University of America on the Catholic response to libertarianism,[30] which he criticized in detail:

As an alternative to libertarianism, Cupich advocated some of Pope Francis' views, including his "different approach to how we know and learn" by "making sure that ideas do dialogue with reality" and his call "for a shift from an economics of exclusion to a culture of encounter and the need for accompaniment", in which, he explains, "One encounters another, not one self. This emphasis on encounter and accompaniment unmasks the difficulty with libertarianism, for its stated goal is to increase human autonomy as the priority." He closed by expressing his "serious concerns about libertarianism that impact the pastoral life", the difficulty of counseling young people whose "interior life is at risk in a world that encourages them to be caught up in their own interests". Francis' critique of contemporary capitalism is, in his view, "tethered to a rich tradition of ... challenging economic and political approaches which fall short of placing human dignity in all its fullness as the priority."

Archbishop of Chicago

The Vatican announced on September 20, 2014, that Francis had accepted the resignation of Cardinal Francis George as archbishop of Chicago and named Cupich to succeed him.[31] Cupich was installed there on November 18, 2014.[32] 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.[33]

Cupich announced a major reorganization of the Archdiocese on April 30, 2015. Approximately 50 archdiocesan employees accepted early retirement packages. He appointed the seminary rector, director of the metropolitan tribunal, and chancellor, while confirming Father Ronald Hicks as vicar general and Betsy Bohlen, formerly the CFO, as chief operating officer. A new Hispanic Council (Consejo) was created with headquarters in a church in Cicero, Illinois, in a heavily Hispanic area.[34] In March 2021 the archdiocese announced plans to combine thirteen parishes into five clusters, to minister to regions south of Chicago.[35]

Writing in the Chicago Tribune on August 3, 2015, during the Planned Parenthood 2015 undercover videos controversy, Cupich reiterated Cardinal George's call for "our commitment as a nation to a consistent ethic of life". He wrote that "commerce in the remains of defenseless children" is "particularly repulsive" and that "we should be no less appalled by the indifference toward the thousands of people who die daily for lack of decent medical care; who are denied rights by a broken immigration system and by racism; who suffer in hunger, joblessness and want; who pay the price of violence in gun-saturated neighborhoods; or who are executed by the state in the name of justice."[36] Father Raymond J. de Souza, in the National Catholic Register, criticized what he claimed was Cupich's "inconsistent" practice of the "consistent life ethic", offered by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin in the mid-1980s, arguing that it "mainly serve[s] to downplay the urgency of the abortion question".[37] Cupich censured the Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner for approving abortion rights after allegedly promising not to,[38] and at a March for Life rally in Chicago, Cupich said abortion is an important issue and argued that it is in other issues that the Church's witness seems to be deficient, saying "We also have to care about that baby once that baby is born."[39]

On December 27, 2021, following the issuing of the Latin: [[motu proprio]] [[Traditionis custodes]] in July and the subsequent issuing of guidelines released by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in December, Cupich imposed restrictions on the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass in the archdiocese of Chicago, including banning usage of the Traditional Rite on the first Sunday of every month, Christmas, the Triduum, Easter Sunday, and Pentecost Sunday.[40] Cupich was supportive of the Latin: motu proprio Traditionis custodes for promoting a return to a unified, post-Vatican II Ordinary Form of the Mass.[41] In June 2022, Cupich was named to the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.[41] On July 16, 2022, it was leaked that Cupich was planning on shutting down the parishes in Chicago operated by Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, which celebrates mass according to the 1962 missal. Cupich was reportedly planning to revoke the ministry of the priest belonging to the Institute to operate in the diocese starting on August 1, 2022.[42] [43] Since August 1, 2022, the celebration of public Masses and Sacraments at the Institute's headquarters Shrine of Christ the King are suspended.[44] This decision is believed to have been caused by pressure applied by Cupich.[45]

On August 19, 2024, Cupich delivered the opening invocation at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.[46]

Synod on the Family

See main article: Synod of Bishops, 2015. On September 15, 2015, Francis named Cupich to participate in the Synod of Bishops in Rome in October, adding him to those proposed by the USCCB.[47] There he supported proposals to provide a path for remarried persons to participate in communion and to respect the decisions that those who remarry or gays in relationships "make about their spiritual lives".[48] Cupich identified himself with those synod fathers who favored a pastoral approach that begins with encountering each person's specific circumstances and highlighted the importance of conscience.[49] He said, "I try to help people along the way. And people come to a decision in good conscience. Then our job with the church is to help them move forward and respect that. The conscience is inviolable. And we have to respect that when they make decisions and I've always done that."[50]

With respect to communion for those in same-sex relationships, he said:[51]

My 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. It's for everybody. I think that we have to make sure that we don't pigeonhole one group as though they are not part of the human family, as though there's a different set of rules for them. That would be a big mistake.

Cardinal

On October 9, 2016, Francis announced that Cupich would be elevated to the College of Cardinals on November 19, 2016.[52] At the consistory held on that day, he was given the rank of cardinal-priest and assigned the titular church of San Bartolomeo all'Isola.[53]

Viganò controversy

On August 25, 2018, Archbishop Carlo Viganò, 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.[54] Viganò also claimed that McCarrick and others "orchestrated" the appointments of Cupich as archbishop of Chicago and Bishop Joseph Tobin as archbishop of Newark.[55] Cupich responded, saying that Viganò told Cupich at the time of his appointment to Chicago that it was "news of great joy", and that Viganò congratulated him and expressed support for him.[56] Cupich later said, "I don't think that I needed one person to be my advocate."[57]

In an interview on August 27, Cupich said the language of the letter seemed political: "It was so scattershot that it was hard to read if it was ideological in some ways, or it was payback to others for personal slights that he had because there were some people who in his past he felt had mistreated him." Cupich was "taken aback" by the negative language Viganò used with regard to him.[58] In an interview with WMAQ-TV that same day, Cupich said "The Pope has a bigger agenda. He's got to get on with other things—of talking about the environment and protecting migrants and carrying on the work of the Church. We're not going to go down a rabbit hole on this." Cupich later stated that his remarks were not referring to abuse by clergy, which must be exposed, reported, apologized for, and ended.[59] [60] [61] When asked about those criticizing the Pope, Cupich responded, "Quite frankly, they also don't like him because he's a Latino." Francis was born and raised in Argentina, after his parents immigrated to that country from Northern Italy.[62]

Other offices

Within the USCCB, Cupich has served as chair of the Bishops' Committee on the Protection for Children and Young People since 2008 and he is a member of the Ad Hoc Committee on Scripture Translation. He has served as a member of the Committee on the Liturgy, the Communications Committee and the Ad Hoc Committee to Oversee the Use of the Catechism. He is also a board member of the Catholic Extension Society and the Catholic Mutual Relief Society. He has served on the board of St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, as the episcopal advisor of the local Serra Club, and as a board member of the National Pastoral Life Center.[63] He began a three-year term as chair of the National Catholic Education Association in March 2013.[64]

On July 7, 2016, Pope Francis named Cupich a member of the Congregation for Bishops.[65] After being named to the College of Cardinals, Cupich was also appointed a member of the Congregation for Catholic Education in 2017.[66] Members of Vatican congregations normally have five-year terms.

Cupich is the Catholic co-chair of the National Catholic-Muslim Dialogue, sponsored by the Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the USCCB.[67] He is chancellor of the University of Saint Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois.[68]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Laurie Goodstein, "Pope Names Prelate With Inclusive Views as Chicago Archbishop," New York Times, September 20, 2014.
  2. Web site: "25th Eucharistic Congress", Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta . December 27, 2022 . December 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227052629/https://congress.archatl.com/speaker/cardinal-blase-j-cupich/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Hennes . Doug . 2015-10-23 . A Humble Servant in the City of Broad Shoulders . 2020-06-13 . St. Thomas University . en-US . June 13, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200613193911/https://news.stthomas.edu/humble-servant-city-broad-shoulders/ . dead .
  4. Web site: 2024-03-19 . The '75 NACers, St. Joseph, and me . 2024-03-20 . The Pillar . en.
  5. Web site: New archbishop brings 'Francis factor' to Chicago . 2021-02-04 . Chicago Tribune . September 20, 2014 . en-US.
  6. Web site: Most Reverend Blase J. Cupich. Catholic Diocese of Spokane. 2012. September 22, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120729000447/http://www.dioceseofspokane.org/bishop_cupich.php. July 29, 2012. dead.
  7. News: Pope to Send Out Aides in Bid to End Atomic Arms Race. October 3, 2014. New York Times. December 13, 1981.
  8. Web site: Prior Bishops of the Diocese. Catholic Diocese of Rapid City. 2012. November 6, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121125051415/http://www.rapidcitydiocese.org/Bishop/PriorBishops.htm. November 25, 2012. dead.
  9. Encyclopedia: David M. Cheney . Blase Joseph Cardinal Cupich . . October 6, 2023 . February 16, 2024.
  10. News: Rapid City Journal. September 20, 2014. Bishop Bans Latin Services. Mary . Garrigan. March 27, 2002.
  11. News: Rodgers . Ann. Replacing Wuerl: 8 bishop candidates emerge. October 3, 2014. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . July 23, 2006.
  12. News: September 20, 2014. Blase J. . Cupich. October 27, 2008. Racism and the Election. America.
  13. Web site: Bishop Cupich. Spokane Cathedral. October 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140922204439/http://spokanecathedral.com/bishop-cupich-. September 22, 2014. dead.
  14. News: The Bishops & Obama. October 3, 2014. Commonweal. November 26, 2008.
  15. News: Pope Benedict XVI Accepts Bishop Skylstad's Resignation. KXLY. June 30, 2010. November 6, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130224053526/http://www.kxly.com/news/Pope-Benedict-XVI-accepts-Bishop-Skylstad-s-resignation/-/101270/690036/-/43jepx/-/index.html. February 24, 2013. dead.
  16. News: Gonzaga Hosts Historic Installation for Bishop Cupich. October 3, 2014. @Gonzaga. Gonzaga University. September 15, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112255/http://news.gonzaga.edu/2010/gonzaga-hosts-historic-installation-ceremony-for-bishop-cupich. October 6, 2014. dead.
  17. News: September 20, 2014. April 4, 2012. Calling for Calm. Daniel . Walters. Pacific Northwest Inlander.
  18. News: Questions about involvement in the 40 Days for Life Program. September 20, 2014. Diocese of Spokane. September 16, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20140924100338/http://www.dioceseofspokane.org/bjc_2011/bjc091611.htm. September 24, 2014. dead.
  19. News: Goodstein . Laurie . Church Abuse Report Authors Defend Findings as Critics Weigh In . October 3, 2014. The New York Times. May 18, 2011.
  20. News: Goodstein . Laurie . Bishops Won't Focus on Abuse Policies . October 3, 2014. The New York Times. June 14, 2011.
  21. News: Part One: Where It All Began. September 20, 2014. August 18, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20140924100851/http://www.dioceseofspokane.org/bjc_2011/bjc081811.htm. September 24, 2014. dead.
  22. News: Part II: The long history of liturgical renewal. September 20, 2014. September 15, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20140924100333/http://www.dioceseofspokane.org/bjc_2011/bjc091511.htm. September 24, 2014. dead.
  23. News: Morris-Young. Dan. Tutu commencement invitation sparks controversy at Gonzaga. September 22, 2014. National Catholic Reporter. April 18, 2012. September 24, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140924042642/http://ncronline.org/news/peace-justice/tutu-commencement-invitation-sparks-controversy-gonzaga. dead.
  24. News: Weingarten. John. Spokane Bishop Supports Pro-Abortion Rights Commencement Speaker at Gonzaga University. September 22, 2014. Christian News Wire. April 9, 2012.
  25. News: Blase . Cupich . A Letter to Parishioners, Referendum 74 . Diocese of Spokane . September 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140923191649/http://www.dioceseofspokane.org/news_detail.php?id=212 . September 23, 2014 . dead .
  26. News: Cupich. Blase J.. Some Reflections on Referendum 74. September 20, 2014. Administrative Division: Catholic Diocese of Spokane, Washington. https://web.archive.org/web/20140924101842/http://www.dioceseofspokane.org/bjc_2012/reflections-74.htm. September 24, 2014. dead.
  27. Web site: Don't Forget About the Baby: A Homily for Respect Life Mass. January 22, 2013. October 24, 2016.
  28. News: Cupich to Chicago: What does this mean? . September 20, 2014. September 20, 2014. Michael Sean. Winters. National Catholic Reporter.
  29. News: Pan . Deanna . Give Me Your Poor and Uninsured. September 21, 2014. Inlander. February 13, 2014.
  30. The full text as well as a video of Cupich's address: News: Palmo. Rocco. For Chicago, The 'Thunder' Is In – Cupich Named Corporation Sole. September 27, 2014. Whispers in the Loggia. September 20, 2014.
  31. Web site: Rinunce e nomine . September 20, 2014 . September 20, 2014 . Press Office of the Holy See.
  32. Web site: Pope names moderate Bishop Cupich to lead Chicago archdiocese, succeeding Cardinal George . . September 20, 2014 . September 20, 2014 . Zoll . Rachel . https://web.archive.org/web/20140921000924/http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/275847081.html . September 21, 2014 . dead .
  33. News: Report: Chicago's new archbishop won't live in cardinal's mansion. October 22, 2014. CNN. October 22, 2014. Daniel. Burke. October 22, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141022203553/http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2014/10/22/report-chicagos-new-archbishop-wont-live-in-cardinals-mansion/. dead.
  34. News: Cupich announces Chicago archdiocese reorganization . October 13, 2015. Chicago Tribune.
  35. News: Chicago archdiocese announces another round of parish mergers . The Catholic Telegraph . CNA . March 12, 2021.
  36. News: Planned Parenthood and the muted humanity of the unborn child . Blase . Cupich . Chicago Tribune . August 3, 2015 . October 26, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190527232319/http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-84133075/ . May 27, 2019 . dead .
  37. News: The Consistent Ethic of Life and Archbishop Blase Cupich . Raymond J. . de Souza . August 28, 2015 . October 27, 2015 . October 23, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151023054230/http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/the-consistent-ethic-of-life-and-archbishop-blase-cupich . dead .
  38. News: Rauner broke his promise by signing abortion coverage bill, Cupich says. Pashman. Manya Brachear. Chicago Tribune. 2018-10-19. en-US.
  39. News: Cardinal Cupich rejects 'Benedict option,' calls for engagement with the world. 2018-02-02. National Catholic Reporter. 2018-10-19. en.
  40. News: Cardinal Blase Cupich publishes policy implementing Traditionis custodes. Bernadette Mary . Reis . 2021-12-27. Vatican News. 2021-12-27. en.
  41. News: Cardinal Cupich named member of Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship . Angelus . CNA . June 1, 2022.
  42. Web site: Upon This Creampuff: With doctrinal revisionism and persecuting Latin mass communities, Pope Francis makes mockery of Catholicism's claim of stability. Rod Dreher . Dreher . Rod . The American Conservative. July 16, 2022. July 18, 2022.
  43. Web site: UPDATED: 'Cardinal' Cupich to shut down Institute of Christ the King in Chicago. July 16, 2022. July 18, 2022.
  44. Web site: 3 August 2022 . Events . Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Prince.
  45. Web site: 2 August 2022 . Ban on mass at Shrine of Christ the King Church raises concern for future of historic landmark . Chicago Sun-Times.
  46. Web site: August 19, 2024 . August 20, 2024 . Cardinal Cupich delivers invocation at Democratic National Convention . Chicago Catholic.
  47. News: Chicago Tribune . October 26, 2015 . September 15, 2015. Manya Brachear . Pashman . Chicago archbishop to participate in Rome synod on family, marriage, divorce .
  48. News: Chicago Tribune . October 26, 2015. Cupich emerges as strong voice in synod . October 17, 2015 . Manya Brachear . Pashman .
  49. News: America Magazine . Cupich Hears Three Words Repeated at Synod: Accompaniment, Reconciliation, Integration . Gerard . O'Connell . October 26, 2015 . October 16, 2015.
  50. News: National Catholic Reporter . October 26, 2015 . October 16, 2015 . Chicago's Cupich on divorce: Pastor guides decisions, but person's conscience inviolable . Joshua J. . McElwee .
  51. News: August 20, 2024 . Chicago's Cupich on divorce: Pastor guides decisions, but person's conscience inviolable . National Catholic Reporter . October 16, 2015 . Joshua J. . McElwee .
  52. News: Pope Francis to Create 17 New Cardinals at November Consistory . National Catholic Register . November 19, 2016 . October 9, 2016 .
  53. Holy See Press Office . 19 November 2016 . 19 November 2016. Titular churches and diaconates of the new cardinals.
  54. News: Ex-nuncio accuses Pope Francis of failing to act on McCarrick's abuse reports . Pentin . Edward . August 25, 2018 . . August 25, 2018.
  55. News: Pope Francis Long Knew of Cardinal's Abuse and Must Resign, Archbishop Says . Horowitz . Jason . August 26, 2018 . . August 27, 2018.
  56. News: Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich in Response to the 'Testimony' of Former Apostolic Nuncio to the United States Carlo Maria Viganò . Archdiocese of Chicago . 2018-09-10 . en-US.
  57. News: Transcript of Cardinal Blase Cupich interview on Vigano . Catholic News Agency . 2018-09-10 . en.
  58. News: Cardinal Cupich defends his record, Pope Francis in response to former Vatican official . O'Connell . Patrick M. . August 2, 2018 . . August 27, 2018.
  59. Web site: Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich on Misleading NBC Chicago Report . Archdiocese of Chicago . en-US . 2018-09-29.
  60. News: The Catholic Church 'must remain vigilant' in reporting all abuse . Cupich . Blase J. . Chicago Tribune . 2018-09-29 . en-US.
  61. News: Cardinal Cupich apologizes, saying his 'poor choice of words' may have added to suffering of sex abuse victims, survivors . Walberg . Matthew . Chicago Tribune . 2018-09-29 . en-US.
  62. Web site: Cupich dismisses Viganò claims as a 'rabbit hole' . August 28, 2018 . Catholic News Agency . August 28, 2018.
  63. Web site: Board of Directors, 2013–2014. September 20, 2014. Nation Catholic Education Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20140924040652/http://www.ncea.org/about-us/board-directors. September 24, 2014. dead.
  64. News: Bishop Cupich Named NCEA Board Chairperson. November 14, 2012. National Catholic Education Association. October 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006075703/http://www.ncea.org/news/bishop-cupich-named-ncea-board-chairperson. October 6, 2014. dead.
  65. News: July 7, 2016 . July 6, 2016 . Pope taps Cupich for key bishops-making panel . CRUX . July 8, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160708142436/https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2016/07/07/pope-positions-cupich-influence-bishops-appointments/ . dead .
  66. Web site: Cardinal Blase J. Cupich . Archdiocese of Chicago . en-US . 2018-08-05.
  67. https://www.americamagazine.org/voices/blase-j-cupich "Blase J. Cupich"
  68. https://usml.edu/cardinal-blase-cupich-year-of-saint-joseph/ "Saint Joseph, An Obedient Father"