Cardinal Cupich of Chicago sounded alarm to fellow bishops in 2018 about publishing abuser priests -- five years before AG dropped hammer on him

His zealous moment.

Cupich had stern advice for fellow bishops.

Cupich said Tuesday that he wants the bishops at their November meeting to go even further and require that all dioceses publicly list priests and bishops credibly accused of abuse. So far only about 50 out of 190 dioceses do so.

Wanted stern action on cover-ups.

Cupich also wants his colleagues to cede some of their zealously guarded autonomy to an independent review board of lay experts who would have the authority to investigate any bishop or cardinal accused of abuse or of covering up for abuse.

His “watershed moment”:

“I think we have to take action,” the cardinal said. “We are at a watershed moment. We have to deal with the issue of accountability, accountability of bishops, that has to happen. … We have to do everything possible to understand that this is a watershed moment, that accountability is key, that nobody is exempt.”

He talked a good game. Seems as how he didn’t come through.