Cdl. Cupich Helped Liberal Chicago Mayor Draft COVID Letter to Faith Leaders, Leaked Emails Reveal

LifeSite News ^ | 4/6/22 | Emily Mangiarcina

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The letter that lesbian mayor Lori Lightfoot sent to Chicago faith leaders shows she incorporated suggested revisions offered by email from Cardinal Blase Cupich.

CHICAGO (LifeSiteNews) — Leaked emails reveal that Chicago’s leftist mayor, Lori Lightfoot, consulted with Cardinal Blase Cupich before sending a letter to Chicago’s faith communities in an effort to crack down on non-compliance with religious service restrictions imposed due to COVID-19.

Under Cupich, the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago had suspended public Masses and other religious services even before Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued his stay-at-home executive order on March 20, 2020. However, some other churches were defying Pritker’s mandates, prompting Lightfoot to issue a letter warning church leaders she would suppress ongoing, in-person services.

An exchange published by the Chicago Sun Times shows that Lightfoot, an active lesbian, had Cupich edit her letter before its dissemination, at Cupich’s suggestion.

A day before Lightfoot sent the letter, Cupich emailed her a copy of the Archdiocese of Chicago’s plan for gradually reopening churches, as well as an accompanying letter he would send to clergy. In his May 13, 2020 email, he shared with her the documents, noting, “I am grateful for your confidence keeping them reserved” until later that afternoon, when he intended to release them.

He went on to offer his assistance in crafting Lightfoot’s planned letter to Chicago’s faith leaders, writing, “Since you mentioned a letter to faith leaders I am also sharing you a confidential communication to my clergy, which will not be released but is designed to get them to stay on board with me. Perhaps some of the language I use may be of help to you and I would be happy to review it if you want to send it to me. Thanks for all you do.”