From the only reliable source of Catholic news on the net, Eye of the Tiber:
Blase Cupich has resigned as Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago after the diocese voted yesterday to leave the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
An emotional Cupich fought back tears late last night as he announced his resignation.
Surrounded by altar servers, deacons, and priests dressed as clowns, Cupich delivered an emotional statement outside Holy Name Cathedral.
Cupich said he accepted the decision of the laity, which voted by 52 percent to 48 percent to leave the USCCB.
The emotional Cupich announced he was standing down, before adding: “I will do everything I can in the future to help this great diocese succeed. Well, maybe it’s not great, but good. I will do everything I can in the future to help this good diocese succeed. Actually, come to think of it, it’s really not that good at all, is it? Ok, let me try this one more time. I will do everything I can in the future to help this not that good at all diocese succeed.”
“I think the diocese requires fresh leadership. I do not think I can be the captain to take the diocese to its next destination. In all honesty, I don’t even think I can captain a remote control toy boat.”
Bishop Cupich’s voice broke as he finished, watched on by his most trusted liturgical dancer.
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Update:
The decision has been reversed in a second referendum in which 75% of the 12,205,322 ballots cast by a Catholic population for the Archdiocese of 2,438,000 voted to stay in the USCCB. Cupich thanked God and his campaign advisors, veterans of many Chicago political campaigns.
ACORN to the rescue huh.
“I love Obama! I voted for him five times!”
– inner city voter.
“Goodbye, Good Men” by Michael S.Rose, seem to me to be a good re-read as Cupich
settles into the Congregation of Bishop’s.
I also recall Pope Francis saying; “I’m not liberal nor conservative. I’m apostolic.”
——++++——-+++—-++—-+———boom.
If only we could vote to leave the USCCB!
Although I appreciate the humor it is a difficult stretch for me to find anything to smile about 🙁 Now Archbishop Cupich will be helping the selection process of bishops for the next generation…
BUT I am trying to be hopeful and trusting. God is in charge. and He was us to be activists when it comes to loving.
Cardinal George said, “Jesus rose bodily from the dead.
His whole person is with God, but he is still in contact with the world, with each of us. Jesus is with the Father and the Holy Spirit, but he is constantly acting on us in the world. Free of all the bonds of space and time, the risen Jesus can be wherever he wants to be. And he wants to be with us.”