Cardinal George

Catholic Bishop: Obama On 'Similar Path' As Hitler, Stalin

Posted 05.15.2012

A downstate Illinois Catholic bishop has come under fire after he said in a message at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria that President Barack Obama is o...

Cardinal: Catholic Hospitals, Universities May Close Over Birth Control Mandate

Posted 02.29.2012

Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Francis George on Sunday threatened that, because the Catholic Church "is being told she must 'give up'" its religious fre...

Cardinal Doubles Down Against Obama's Birth Control Mandate

Posted 02.19.2012

Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Francis George, back in town after a visit to Rome, has doubled down on his contempt for the Obama administration's call f...

LGBT Groups Protest Catholic Leadership

Posted 02.13.2012

Story of Kate Sosin, courtesy of the Windy City Times: Despite a blistering cold morning, more than 20 LGBT activists protested outside of Holy Nam...

Catholic Leader Slams Obama's 'Unjust' Birth Control Mandate

Posted 02.10.2012

Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Francis George this week entered the fray of a national debate over President Obama's plan requiring most religiously affi...

Cardinal George Honored By Pro-Life Group, Protested By LGBTs

Posted 02.01.2012

Though Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Francis George apologized last month for a contentious remark that compared LGBT activists to the Ku Klux Klan, gay...

Cardinal George Resigns.. But Won't Be Retiring Quite Yet

Posted 01.17.2012

Cardinal Francis George on Monday marked his 75th birthday, an important milestone for Catholic bishops. As ABC Chicago reports, all bishops are re...

Was Cardinal's Apology To LGBT Community Sincere?

Posted 01.09.2012

Story by Kate Sosin, courtesy of the Windy City Times CHICAGO -- Despite an official protest cancellation by LGBT groups, a handful of LGBT-rights ...

Why Cardinal George Can Say Such Outrageous Things

Marianne T. Duddy-Burke | Posted 03.09.2012

Marianne T. Duddy-Burke

Change must come from a rejection of current structures and the empowerment of Catholic lay people.

The Right Thing to Do

Will Guzzardi | Posted 03.06.2012

Will Guzzardi

We have made progress in Illinois. After decades of hard work, Illinois finally passed civil unions last year and took a step in the right direction. But civil unions are not marriage.

Cardinal George To Be Protested Over KKK Remark

Posted 01.02.2012

Story by Kate Sosin, courtesy of the Windy City Times: A local LGBT activist is planning a demonstration in front of Holy Name Cathedral, 730 N. Wa...

Cardinal Francis George's Parade of Lies

Wayne Besen | Posted 02.27.2012

Wayne Besen

Cardinal George's outrageous comparison of the LGBT community to the Ku Klux Klan was so degrading and hurtful that apologizing will not be sufficient. His only road to redemption is handing in his resignation.

Cardinal George and the KKK: Religious Extremists Live in the Midwest, Too

Tracy Baim | Posted 02.26.2012

Tracy Baim

If all religious groups paid their fair share of taxes, I wouldn't be as angry when they spoke out against my right to equality. But when a religious leader like Cardinal George gets a large forum to amplify his prejudice off all our taxpayer backs, it is an unfair system.

Petition Calls For Cardinal George's Resignation Over KKK Remark

Posted 12.24.2011

An online petition launched this week is calling on Cardinal Francis George, the Chicago Archbishop, to resign from his post following a comment he ma...

Cardinal George: Gay Pride Could 'Morph Into KKK'

Posted 12.22.2011

Cardinal Francis George, the Archbishop of Chicago, this week told a Chicago news station that he agreed with a local Roman Catholic church's objectio...

Chicago Archdiocese Reaches $3.2M Settlement In Another Sex Abuse Suit

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 11.15.2011

The Archdiocese of Chicago has reached a $3.2 million settlement with the family of another sex abuse victim of former priest Daniel McCormack. The...

Joseph Erbentraut

Notre Dame Board Member Resigns After Catholic Bloggers Discover Her Pro-Choice Views

HuffingtonPost.com | Joseph Erbentraut | Posted 08.09.2011

In a statement issued late Wednesday, Notre Dame University announced the immediate resignation of one of their Board of Trustee members, Burr Ridge, ...

The Plight Of Father Michael Pfleger

Hermene Hartman | Posted 07.10.2011

Hermene Hartman

Father Pfleger is being punished for his good behavior, while some of the deviant priests were promoted to escape the consequences of their deviancy.

A Gay Protester Responds to Cardinal George's Criticism

Andy Thayer | Posted 05.25.2011

Andy Thayer

Chicago's Cardinal Francis George recently took pro-gay activists to task for our protest Sunday morning in front of Holy Name Cathedral against his anti-gay policies.

Important Legal Victory for Chicago LGBT Rights Activists and Secularists

Andy Thayer | Posted 05.25.2011

Andy Thayer

Our Feb. 13 protest in front of Holy Name Cathedral is a direct response to Cardinal George's recent high-profile lobbying against the soon to be implemented Illinois civil unions law.

Cardinal George: Gay Marriage Supporters Have 'Lost Touch' With The Human Race

Posted 05.25.2011

By Chuck Colbert, Windy City Times The Catholic spiritual leader of Chicago visited Boston College recently, where a doctoral student pressed Cardin...

The Real Scrooge This Christmas? Cardinal George and the Pro-Birth Agenda

Pete Subkoviak | Posted 05.25.2011

Pete Subkoviak

Wishes don't come true often but for 35 million Americans, health care reform is about as close as it gets to a Christmas miracle. Apparently Cardinal George didn't get the memo.

Cardinal George, Catholic Church Fight Civil Unions

Posted 05.25.2011

In the few days of Springfield legislating between the November elections and the swearing-in of a new Assembly in January, myriad interest groups are...

Catholics Bringing 'Monsignor' Back?

Chicago Catholic News | Posted 05.25.2011

Cardinal Francis George is poised to revive an old -- and somewhat controversial -- tradition in the Archdiocese of Chicago: bestowing the honorary ti...

Cardinal George Attacks 'Gay-Positive' Ministry Ahead Of Protests

Posted 05.25.2011

Cardinal Francis George of the Archdiocese of Chicago denounced a D.C.-area ministry that describes itself as "gay-positive" and seeks to build bridge...