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> [Once a bishop is appointed, in terms of governance, we are semi-autonomous. It's not like we are branch managers of a bank or something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blase-j-cupich/once-a-bishop-is-appointed-in-terms-of-governance-we-are-semi/)

[Blase J. Cupich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blase-j-cupich/)

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> [I think that the Pope has trust in every bishop that is appointed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blase-j-cupich/i-think-that-the-pope-has-trust-in-every-bishop-that-is-appointed/)

[Blase J. Cupich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blase-j-cupich/)

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## More by Blase J. Cupich

> [There is a synergy between the way Croatians approach life and the way Jesuits do. Croatians are very real about situations. We don't gloss…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blase-j-cupich/there-is-a-synergy-between-the-way-croatians-approach-life-and-the/)

[Blase J. Cupich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blase-j-cupich/)

> [Chicago is highly segregated, a fact that both causes and compounds the problems we face in bringing an end to violence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blase-j-cupich/chicago-is-highly-segregated-a-fact-that-both-causes-and-compounds/)

[Blase J. Cupich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blase-j-cupich/)

> [We have always wanted to make sure that we start the conversation by saying that all people are of value and their lives should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blase-j-cupich/we-have-always-wanted-to-make-sure-that-we-start-the-conversation-by/)

[Blase J. Cupich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blase-j-cupich/)

> [People are looking for a way in which their spiritual life can be deepened. They are finding it in some of our Catholic parishes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blase-j-cupich/people-are-looking-for-a-way-in-which-their-spiritual-life-can-be/)

[Blase J. Cupich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blase-j-cupich/)

> [Let's face it: grandparents are very important to family systems. You're babysitters, but you also instill values in children that sometimes skip a generation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blase-j-cupich/let-s-face-it-grandparents-are-very-important-to-family-systems-you/)

[Blase J. Cupich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blase-j-cupich/)

> [Once a bishop is appointed, in terms of governance, we are semi-autonomous. It's not like we are branch managers of a bank or something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blase-j-cupich/once-a-bishop-is-appointed-in-terms-of-governance-we-are-semi/)

[Blase J. Cupich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blase-j-cupich/)

> [Voting for a candidate solely because of that candidate's support for abortion or against him or her solely on the basis of his or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blase-j-cupich/voting-for-a-candidate-solely-because-of-that-candidate-s-support-for/)

[Blase J. Cupich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blase-j-cupich/)

> [For generations, our political life was distorted by the influence of public officials whose foremost goal was to preserve the essence, if not the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blase-j-cupich/for-generations-our-political-life-was-distorted-by-the-influence-of/)

[Blase J. Cupich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blase-j-cupich/)

> [I did my doctoral dissertation on the lectionary readings that we use at mass and how you have biblical texts that have been taken…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blase-j-cupich/i-did-my-doctoral-dissertation-on-the-lectionary-readings-that-we-use/)

[Blase J. Cupich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blase-j-cupich/)

> [We help immigrants because we are an immigrant nation, and we are an immigrant church. We've always done that; this is nothing new to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blase-j-cupich/we-help-immigrants-because-we-are-an-immigrant-nation-and-we-are-an/)

[Blase J. Cupich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blase-j-cupich/)

> [I think that the Pope has trust in every bishop that is appointed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blase-j-cupich/i-think-that-the-pope-has-trust-in-every-bishop-that-is-appointed/)

[Blase J. Cupich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blase-j-cupich/)

> [Our schools must be places where all are respected and the values of tolerance and peacemaking are taught and nurtured.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blase-j-cupich/our-schools-must-be-places-where-all-are-respected-and-the-values-of/)

[Blase J. Cupich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blase-j-cupich/)

> [In the 40 years that I've been a priest and the 17 as a bishop, I have experienced people coming at things in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blase-j-cupich/in-the-40-years-that-i-ve-been-a-priest-and-the-17-as-a-bishop-i-have/)

[Blase J. Cupich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blase-j-cupich/)

> [Science can and should inform debate about abortion and the law. But science does not resolve questions of moral value and moral choice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blase-j-cupich/science-can-and-should-inform-debate-about-abortion-and-the-law-but/)

[Blase J. Cupich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blase-j-cupich/)

> [People should be called the way that they want to be called rather than us coming up with terms that maybe we're more comfortable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blase-j-cupich/people-should-be-called-the-way-that-they-want-to-be-called-rather/)

[Blase J. Cupich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blase-j-cupich/)

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