Cardinal Cupich and the 'Seamless Garment'
By Richard A. Spinello
The amorphous doctrine of the "consistent ethic of life" continues to inspire some Catholics while disturbing others. Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago introduced this principle in a speech at Fordham University in 1983 – and proclaimed it zealously until his death in 1996. Most recently it has been revived by his successor, Cardinal Blase Cupich, who traveled to Fiera di Primierio, the ancestral home of Cardinal Bernardin's parents, to deliver a speech paying homage to the Cardinal and his famous theory.
According to Cardinal Cupich, this moral framework is a useful…
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