Posted on 04/17/2015 12:14:43 PM PDT by Steelfish
Cardinal George, Archbishop Emeritus of Chicago, Dies At 78 Published April 17, 2015 DEVELOPING: Cardinal Francis George, the archbishop of Chicago from 1997 to 2014, died Friday at the age of 78 after a long battle with cancer, the Archdiocese of Chicago has confirmed.
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RIP Cardinal George..condolences to family and friends
Eternal life grant unto him, O lord
And let perpetual light shine upon him.
May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed,
Through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.
The first Chicago native to become the city’s archbishop, George grew up in a working class neighborhood on Chicago’s northwest side. A five-month bout with polio at age 13 left him with a lifelong limp.
He was initially rejected from a high school seminary because he was disabled, but went on to become an intellectual leader within the church. George earned two doctorates, spoke Italian, Spanish, French and other languages, and wrote several books. A member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, he eventually helped lead the religious order as vicar general based in Rome. In 1990, he was appointed Bishop of Yakima, Wash., then archbishop of Portland, Ore., before being assigned to Chicago.
George’s appointment to the Archdiocese of Chicago, the third-largest diocese in the U.S. with 2.2 million parishioners, underscored the shift under John Paul toward upholding orthodoxy and drawing a more definitive line about what could be considered truly Catholic.
Yes, undoubtedly.
In his three years as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, George spearheaded opposition to the Affordable Care Act, arguing President Barack Obama’s health insurance plan would use taxpayer money for funding abortion. In 2012, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago joined dozens of dioceses and Catholic nonprofits in suing the Obama administration over the requirement that employers provide health insurance that covers contraception.
Good man. He couldn’t fix the Church in Chicago completely, because there wouldn’t have been enough priests left to run the parishes. But he certainly did what he could to pull it back from the ruins he inherited.
via Raymond A on EWTN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqExW14GA3U
Cardinal George interview he discusses his health
Cardinal George has gone home.
God bless him.
Not a fan of Joseph Cardinal Bernadin?
May he rest in peace.
I choked on his Seamless Garment.
I know you were not a fan of Bernadin. Did you like George?
RIP
My mom calls the new guy “Soupy” as says he’s another Bernadin.
Well, not perfect, but a lot better than his predecessor and, evidently, his successor.
This will regrettably speed the granting a red hat to Cupich who seems to be a regression toward the sorry “standards” of the unlamented Bernardin. The Catholic Church in Chicago and in Illinois will suffer accordingly. Francis Cardinal George will be sorely missed. He did a magnificent job against all odds. May God grant him eternal rest and a permanent joy in the presence of the Beatific Vision.
RIP Cardinal George.
His “seamless garment” doctrine was nothing more than a cover for erstwhile faithful Catholics to continue voting to support infanticide.
You are unfortunately, so very right!
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