Blase J. Cupich

Racism is a sin and has no place in the church, including the Archdiocese of Chicago. ”

Clericalism is a form of elitism in which some are viewed as having special rights and privileges. ”

Some pro-life advocates focus almost exclusively on the rights and suffering of the unborn baby, while some pro-choice advocates focus equally exclusively on the rights and suffering of pregnant women. This is a distortion of the moral choice that confronts us as a society. ”

The church can challenge society, but society also challenges the church. That's good. We should be humble enough to be able to accept that. ”

Bishops need to resist the defensiveness that institutions often fall back on in crisis moments. ”

I would say that every pope has had people within his administration who have had difficulties one way or another with his administration. ”

Collaborative governance needs to be more than calling on the advice and competence of others to make up for our episcopal shortcomings. Rather, governance involves seeking how God is revealing his work through others in the community. ”

We are a democracy, and we get the leaders we deserve because we elect them. ”

Once a bishop is appointed, in terms of governance, we are semi-autonomous. It's not like we are branch managers of a bank or something. ”

In the 40 years that I've been a priest and the 17 as a bishop, I have experienced people coming at things in a different way. That's the way adults are, that's the way the world is, and that's OK. ”