Cardinal Francis George of Chicago - The Pope’ s Retreat Master. "While Bishop of Yakima, Archbishop George joined Seattle Archbishop Thomas Murphy and Spokane Bishop William Skylstad in opposing an anti-gay rights initiative that they felt was punitive [to sodomite couples]." May 2, 1997 Chicago Archdiocesan newspaper. Cardinal Francis George of Chicago who heads one of the largest archdioceses in the United States, responsible for providing a large portion of funds needed to run the Vatican, was found to be sharing his residence with a priest who, before becoming a priest, abused a boy. According to a February 28, 2003...