Catholics and all Christians everywhere were shaking their heads in disgust after Cardinal Blase Cupich spoke at the Democratic Convention.
But it wasn’t just that he spoke, but what he refused to say that has many Americans outraged.
Because Cardinal Cupich refused to mention this one thing during his invocation at the Democratic National Convention.
Cardinal Blase Cupich gave the invocation at the 2024 Democratic Convention in Chicago.
The Cardinal stays silent on life and even on our Savior
Cupich however wasted a great opportunity to speak out on vital issues by remaining totally silent on Catholic teaching on life issues and abortion during his invocation.
Even though just outside where Cardinal Cupich was speaking, Planned Parenthood was offering free abortions and vasectomies.
Cupich’s prayer invocation was delivered to the assembled delegates and guests at the Democratic Convention on August 19.
And not only did Cupich not bring up abortion, he also notably avoided any mention of Jesus Christ.
This was in stark contrast to the powerful invocation given by Archbishop Jerome Listecki at the Republican National Convention last month.
The Chicago cardinal’s invocation to start the first evening session of the Democratic Convention highlighted themes of “unity,” “peace,” and the “sacred call of citizenship.”
“We praise you, O God of all creation,” began Cupich.
“Quicken in us a resolve to protect your handiwork. You are the source of every blessing that graces our lives and our nation.”
“We are a nation composed of every people and culture, united not by ties of blood, but by the profound aspirations of life, freedom, justice, and unbound hope,” he said. “These aspirations are why our forebears saw America as a beacon of hope. And, with your steady guidance, Lord, may we remain so today.”
Cupich’s invocation also called for America to be “a builder of peace in our wounded world with the courage to imagine and pursue a loving future together.”
He also invoked divine aid in “taking up our responsibility to forge this new chapter of our nation’s history. Let it be rooted in the recognition that for us, as for every generation, unity triumphing over division is what advances human dignity and liberty.”
Failure to talk about morality leaves Catholics stunned
Cupich’s address was notable however mainly for its silence on certain issues, especially pertaining to Catholic morality.
Democrat presidential hopeful Kamala Harris has made no secret about her prominent support for abortion-on-demand, and abortion giant Planned Parenthood was offering free chemical abortions and vasectomies just blocks away from the DNC.
But Cupich did not mention any pro-life concerns.
Instead, he prayed that “this new chapter of our nation’s history be filled with overwhelming hope, a hope that refuses to narrow our national vision, but rather, as Pope Francis has said, ‘to dream dreams and see visions’ of what by your grace our world can become.”
The 75-year-old cardinal’s invocation was roundly criticized by numerous Catholics online.
“Cardinal Cupich gave the invocation at the Democratic National Convention as medical vans arrive for free abortions and vasectomies as the DNC pushes the most anti-Catholic, anti-life agenda in history. It says a lot about this guy, the Pope’s Cardinal in America.”
— Steve Ray (@JerusalemJones) August 20, 2024
Tyler, Texas’ emeritus Bishop Joseph Strickland commented, “We will never have peace until we return to God and respect life.”
“The cardinal’s presence there,” he said in reference to the DNC, “is a missed opportunity to call the Democratic Party back from the abyss.”
Pro-life activist Lila Rose noted that, according to Planned Parenthood staff, “ten free abortions” were carried out “on the first day of the DNC.” “There are no words to express the sheer horror,” Rose wrote.
Crisis Magazine Editor-in-Chief Eric Sammons did not object to Cupich’s presence at the DNC but did blast the Cardinal for his silence on Christ: “[I]t is scandalous that he refused to say the name of Jesus – the named by which we are saved – in his prayer.”
Pro-Life Press will keep you up-to-date on this developing story.
