I would very much be interested in a pillar deep dive on the influence of Cupich on episcopal appointments and the Curia, as well as an examination of the state of the union of his own diocese. From what I have gleaned, morale has been pretty poor in Chicago. I can’t help but notice that vocations plummeted after Cardinal George.
I would very much be interested in a pillar deep dive on the influence of Cupich on episcopal appointments and the Curia, as well as an examination of the state of the union of his own diocese. From what I have gleaned, morale has been pretty poor in Chicago. I can’t help but notice that vocations plummeted after Cardinal George.
He supposedly spends a lot of time in Rome and does not make himself available to the clergy in his archdiocese, based on what I have read over the years. The funny thing is that Pope Francis has often spoken against "airport bishops" while Cardinal Cupich is one of his favorites.
There seem to be a lot of stories about crazy priests/clergy that come out of the Chicago archdiocese as well. This could be an issue of media coverage of a larger archdiocese and a matter of perception but I get the impression that Chicago has a lot of problems, many of which certainly predate Cupich, but also problems that he hasn't made any discernable progress towards fixing, if he's even trying. This isn't even getting into problems that he's caused, such as his persecution of the ICKSP.
This issue is near and dear to my heart because not only is Chicago my home archdiocese, but I also am from Mundelein. I remember hearing the bells of the seminary as I fell asleep at night.
I live out of state now, but my wife and I visited the seminary last summer. The staff told me that he spends more time in his palatial villa on the seminary grounds than in the city. He had made it a huge thing when he was appointed that he would stay in the cathedral rectory instead of the downtown mansion in the name of living simply a la Francis. Turns out he was still in a mansion, just 30 miles north.
+Cupich and +Tobin have, in fact, played a significant outsized role in the selection process for a number of decision in the United States Episcopacy. +Cupich personally hampered the most recent search for a PNAC rector a few years back, by stepping in and blackballing at least 2 preferred candidates during the confirmation process.
A friend of mine who is a member of the Catholic Young Professionals of Chicago expressed frustration when we met at the Eucharistic Congress that Cupich (who, ironically, was giving a talk there on synodality) "didn't listen to his people" based on her experiences trying to advocate for some modest changes.
I would very much be interested in a pillar deep dive on the influence of Cupich on episcopal appointments and the Curia, as well as an examination of the state of the union of his own diocese. From what I have gleaned, morale has been pretty poor in Chicago. I can’t help but notice that vocations plummeted after Cardinal George.
He supposedly spends a lot of time in Rome and does not make himself available to the clergy in his archdiocese, based on what I have read over the years. The funny thing is that Pope Francis has often spoken against "airport bishops" while Cardinal Cupich is one of his favorites.
There seem to be a lot of stories about crazy priests/clergy that come out of the Chicago archdiocese as well. This could be an issue of media coverage of a larger archdiocese and a matter of perception but I get the impression that Chicago has a lot of problems, many of which certainly predate Cupich, but also problems that he hasn't made any discernable progress towards fixing, if he's even trying. This isn't even getting into problems that he's caused, such as his persecution of the ICKSP.
This issue is near and dear to my heart because not only is Chicago my home archdiocese, but I also am from Mundelein. I remember hearing the bells of the seminary as I fell asleep at night.
I live out of state now, but my wife and I visited the seminary last summer. The staff told me that he spends more time in his palatial villa on the seminary grounds than in the city. He had made it a huge thing when he was appointed that he would stay in the cathedral rectory instead of the downtown mansion in the name of living simply a la Francis. Turns out he was still in a mansion, just 30 miles north.
+Cupich and +Tobin have, in fact, played a significant outsized role in the selection process for a number of decision in the United States Episcopacy. +Cupich personally hampered the most recent search for a PNAC rector a few years back, by stepping in and blackballing at least 2 preferred candidates during the confirmation process.
A friend of mine who is a member of the Catholic Young Professionals of Chicago expressed frustration when we met at the Eucharistic Congress that Cupich (who, ironically, was giving a talk there on synodality) "didn't listen to his people" based on her experiences trying to advocate for some modest changes.