With gratitude in my heart, this is my prayer: Rest in
Peace Cardinal Francis George. Cardinal George was a great leader of our
American Catholic Church and of the Archdiocese of Chicago. He was a great
spokesperson for the Gospel of Life and for religious freedom. His voice will
be greatly missed. Current Archbishop Cupich of Chicago announced today:
"A man of peace, tenacity and courage has been called home to the
Lord." Go in peace, Cardinal George - our prayers are with you. You have been a great example of faith for
us. As a fellow native Chicagoan, I
thank you for your leadership of one of the great Catholic cities of the
world.
A great
quote from Cardinal George, one that has been quoted to me by some of my
Protestant minister friends who saw the quote as very profound and prophetic in
light of the attacks on religious liberty and on Christians in recent years in
our country: "I expect to die in bed, my successor will die in prison and
his successor will die a martyr in the public square. His successor will pick
up the shards of a ruined society and slowly help rebuild civilization, as the
church has done so often in human history."
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