STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (ChurchMilitant.com) - Franciscan University of Steubenville (FUS) is taking serious heat for hosting Cdl. Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, for an upcoming conference.
Church Militant has confirmed that a long-time donor of 25 years called up the school and expressed outrage after learning FUS would be featuring Cupich in late July, demanding that his recent donations be returned or else he would sue the school. The donor has given more than $100,000 to FUS.
I am appalled and ashamed that you would invite Cardinal Cupich to come for the conferences.Tweet
Voice + Vision: The National Summit for Ministries with Youth and Young Adults is being held July 31–Aug. 2. Its purpose is "to give voice to what is happening in the United States in youth and young adult ministries and propose a vision on how we can move forward."
A recent FUS graduate also emailed the university expressing anger: "I am appalled and ashamed that you would invite Cardinal Cupich to come for the conferences. He is a horrible prince of the church and has allowed too much evil to happen in the church."
The alumnus said the cardinal is "a weak man that is part of the homosexual mafia [and] doing nothing to stop the problems in the church," adding, "He … silences anyone, even priests in his diocese, that opposes the gay agenda."
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Dr. Bob Rice, FUS director of masters of arts in catechetics and evangelization, who admitted to being the one responsible for the conference, responded: "The short answer is, we didn't invite him."
Rice explained that Cupich's presentation during the conference is based on his membership in the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and its connection to the National Dialogue for Pastoral Ministry. In short, the USCCB invited Cupich — not FUS.
As Voice + Vision "is the first national conference on Christus Vivit, the USCCB invited all the bishops who represented the United States in the Synod for Youth," Rice said. These include Cupich, pictured first in the lineup of speakers.
And here I thought FUS was turning the corner, not so..... it appears that FUS is into double speak. I thought better of the new President.
ReplyDeleteWhat an utterly disgrace that Fr. Dave Pivonka would choose human respect above and beyond the honor of Jesus Christ and his Church. He fears man (creatures) and what man would think of him, more eager to please man than God his Creator. He places his self respect before respect due to Jesus Christ and his Church he founded. He holds up the heretical Prelate Cupich and aligns himself with him instead of holding up Jesus Christ and him Crucified and aligning himself with the truth that he laid down his life for his Bride like the Saints of old.
ReplyDeleteFr Dave Pivonk's position and the human respect he longs to garner as President of Franciscan University of Steubenville, is nothing more than the appearance of righteousnesses which are as filthy rags, and is worth more to him than the eternal merit he would have gained had he defended the Deposit of the Faith.
"You are those justifying themselves before men, but God knows your hearts; for that which is exalted among men is an abomination before God." Luke 16:15