Blase J. Cupich Quotes


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


Citations

Cupich, Blase J. Statement on Racism. Archdiocese of Chicago, 2021.

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The reason this quotation is important, it was the first time in American history that a President had tied racial discrimination to morality. Before that other Presidents had argued against segregation on pragmatic grounds or on legal, Constitutional grounds. Kennedy’s private moral declaration had a huge impact on Black leaders throughout the country who heard about it by word of mouth. That statement forged a bond between JFK and Blacks while most whites did not see anything striking in the statement.


Blase J. Cupich
Blase J. Cupich
  • Born: March 19, 1949
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Clergyman

Blase Joseph Cupich is an American prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal who serves as ninth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago.