And why not, for gosh sakes? He was there by invitation and did not want to disappoint.
Some argued he missed a golden opportunity to put in a word for unborn babies — maybe future Democrats — but blew it, such as and understandably, the Illinois Right to Life people.
On Monday, August 19, Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Blase Cupich, who addressed the March for Life Chicago in 2019, offered the invocation at the Democratic National Convention while free abortions were being provided just outside its doors.
“It is incredibly disheartening to see a local church leader who once aligned himself with our cause participate in such a deeply anti-life, anti-family event as the DNC,” said Illinois Right to Life President Mary Kate Zander.
What’s more,
“The Harris-Walz ticket is the most pro-abortion presidential ticket in U.S. history – and the Democratic party, particularly in Illinois, is more anti-life than it has ever been before. Cardinal Cupich missed a clear opportunity last night to condemn their vile, murderous policies and, in effect, betrayed the vibrant pro-life community that he once aligned himself with in our state.”
A traitorous performance, she called it.
Catholic Vote (not a cardinational favorite, apparently the unnamed operation he recently complained about) chimed in:
Illinois Right to Life expressed its extreme disappointment following Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Blase Cupich’s offering the invocation at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on Aug. 19, while free abortions were being provided as part of the event.
Cardinal Cupich, who previously addressed the March for Life Chicago in 2019, offered the invocation at the DNC, while Planned Parenthood had stationed a mobile “health” clinic just outside the event, providing abortions at no cost.
According to an emailed press release from Illinois Right to Life, Planned Parenthood staff reported 10 abortions were already committed by the end of the first day of the DNC.
We praise you, O God of all creation. Quicken in us a resolve to protect your handiwork. You are the source of every blessing that graces our lives and our nation.
We pray that you help us to truly understand and answer the sacred call of citizenship.
A dozen other publications fascinated on his prayer and reactions to it.
Joseph Strickland, a known conservative voice within the Catholic Church, removed by Pope Francis from his post as Bishop of Tyler in 2023, was among the most vocal critics, labeling the cardinal’s August 19 appearance as a “missed opportunity to call the Democratic Party back from the abyss” in a post on X (formerly Twitter ).
A Catholic cardinal delivered an invocation at the Democratic National Convention on Monday despite the Democratic Party s unapologetic embrace of abortion rights.
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Cupich’s appearance at the event comes as the Democratic Party Platform calls for codifying the now-overturned 1973 Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide into federal law.
Convention attendees have been encouraged to take advantage of a mobile abortion clinic parked nearby offering free abortion pills and vasectomies.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that “direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to moral law” and that “formal cooperation in an abortion constitutes a grave offense.”
In an invocation delivered on the opening night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Chicago archbishop Cardinal Blase Cupich lamented the “ongoing injustices in our national life” while calling for national unity.
Pro-life groups expressed disappointment at the prayer’s lack of specific reference to the tragedy of abortion.
Cupich deserves a mention for his hilarious performance as a “Catholic cardinal.”
Leading a prayer onstage, he praised the idea of Americans being united by “profound aspirations of life.”
Cardinal Blase Cupich delivered an invocation at the DNC — despite the abortion trucks stationed outside the arena.Ron Sachs – CNP for NY Post
The cardinal had clearly not toured the abortion and vasectomy trucks that were doing big business outside the convention. Nor the huge, 20-foot inflatable IUD that was hovering around.
Well look, returning to his unwillingness to be skunk at this garden party, the cardinal had clearly read the situation, in case anyone would think he just stumbled onto this scene . . . .
CHICAGO — Democrats and allied groups used the second day of the party’s national convention to promote their outreach to women on the issue of abortion rights, believing it can continue to be a powerful motivator among voters against a Republican ticket led by former President Donald Trump.
Enough already. The cardinal was a success, no matter what right-to-life naysayers say.
