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	Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin -- News Release: Biography of His Eminence Francis Cardinal George
		Cardinal George was ordained a priest in 1963 and appointed Bishop of Yakima, WA in 1990.
		Cardinal George is renowned for being an articulate leader of the Catholic Faith and he was elected a representative of the U.S. Bishops to the World Synod set for Rome in October, 2001.
		Cardinal George will present his keynote address on the issues of Catholic Identity in the New Millennium on March 13, 2001.
	www.madisondiocese.org /news/biogeorge.html (141 words)

	Francis Cardinal George - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Francis Eugene Cardinal George, O.M.I. (born January 16, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Roman Catholic bishop and member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, a French religious order of the Roman Catholic Church.
		Cardinal George had been mentioned as potential candidate to succeed Pope Benedict XVI as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
		George was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francis_Cardinal_George (969 words)

	Cardinal George
		Francis George entered the priesthood with the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 1957 and was ordained a priest in 1963.
		Cardinal George serves on several committees of the U.S. National Conference of Catholic Bishops, including the committee on the Church in Latin America, the committee on Doctrine and the committee on Missions.
		Cardinal George, a highly respected scholar, orator, educator and theologian, served as chairman of Creighton's philosophy department from 1971 to 1973.
	www.creighton.edu /PubRel/newsrel/12122001_cardinal.html (651 words)

	Catholic Citizens
		Francis Cardinal George's spokesman claims VOTF's agenda is unclear and still in formation, in spite of VOTF being banned in several major Catholic dioceses nationally.
		Cardinal George indicated he believed that the VOTF motto, "keep the faith, change the church", was "problematical." The Cardinal also indicated that he believed the best way to increase lay participation was to strengthen the present structures of lay participation put in place after Vatican II.
		Cardinal George also noted that any renewal of the Catholic Church must first begin with the "renewal of Christian discipleship." Looking puzzled as he read the words, Muller promised he would ask the Cardinal personally just what that meant as the crowd at Domincan University laughed in amusement.
	catholiccitizens.org /press/pressview.asp?c=5027 (1156 words)

	HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL FRANCIS EUGENE GEORGE, O.M.I.
		CARDINAL FRANCIS EUGENE GEORGE, O.M.I. His Eminence Francis Eugene Cardinal George, O.M.I., eighth Archbishop of Chicago, was born in Chicago to Francis J. and Julia R. McCarthy George on January 16, 1937.
		Cardinal George is Conventual Chaplain ad honorem of the Federal Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Grand Prior of the North Central Lieutenancy of the United States for the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, and a member of the Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching Awards Advisory Board.
		Cardinal George earned a master’s degree in philosophy at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in 1965 and a doctorate in American philosophy at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1970.
	www.archdiocese-chgo.org /cardinal/cardinal.shtm (987 words)

	ABC7Chicago.com: Cardinal George admits mistakes in handling abuse allegations
		Francis Cardinal George says he has been asking himself many of the same questions others have been asking him in the last few days.
		Francis Cardinal George says he wishes he would have acted more quickly to remove Father Daniel McCormack from his ministry at Saint Agatha Church.
		Even if McCormack is ultimately acquitted, Cardinal George says he is looking for ways within church policy to remove priests as soon as he becomes aware of credible accusations.
	abclocal.go.com /wls/story?section=local&id=3869570 (653 words)

	NBC5.com - News - SNAP Opposes New Job For Cardinal George
		Francis Cardinal George (pictured, left) has been nominated for a high-ranking position with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, but he's facing opposition from a sexual abuse support group.
		NCB5's Rob Elgas said that George is one of 10 candidates for the three-year term of president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
		Hand-delivering a note to the Archdiocese of Chicago Thursday, members of The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests is urging the cardinal to withdraw as a candidate for the prominent national position.
	www.nbc5.com /news/3912462/detail.html (339 words)

	Francis Eugene Cardinal George, O.M.I.
		Cardinal Francis George is joining other Roman Catholic leaders in criticizing a secretive religious movement, banning the group from meeting in churches or other archdiocesan facilities.
		George, who was ordained a priest in 1963 and was named a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 1998, is both respected and loved by the clergy, according to Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of Milwaukee.
		Cardinal George said the pope's new encyclical, which was scheduled to be released Jan. 25, also emphasizes the identity of the church as a sacrament of God's love in the world.
	www.cardinalrating.com /cardinal_34__article.htm (13227 words)

	Archdiocese of Chicago
		Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., Archbishop of Chicago, served as consecrator and principal celebrant of the Mass.
		CHICAGO (February 1, 2006) – Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., Archbishop of Chicago, has accepted the recommendation of the Archdiocesan Office of Catholic Schools that one Catholic school, St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr in Posen, will close in June.
		Homily of Cardinal George at Ordination of Bishop Rassas >>
	www.archdiocese-chgo.org (742 words)

	Cardinal George
		Cardinal George recently gave a retreat during the first week of Lent as part of the annual spiritual exercises of the Roman Curia at the Vatican, in the presence of the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II.
		Cardinal George is the Episcopal Liaison for the Catholic Campus Ministry Association Executive Board (1998-present) and was treasurer of the Northwest Regional Office for Hispanic Affairs (1992-1997).
		Cardinal George is a member of the American Catholic Philosophical Association, the American Society of Missiologists and the Catholic Commission on Intellectual and Cultural Affairs.
	benedictine.stvincent.edu /seminary/newsevents/2001releases/cardinalgeorge.html (560 words)

	cbs2chicago.com: Chicago news, weather, traffic: Cardinal Offers Apology, Plea To Priests
		George has been under fire for allowing McCormack to remain in ministry after he was first picked up and investigated by police last summer on abuse allegations.
		But in his letter to priests, the cardinal, for the first time, went beyond the sex abuse scandal in an appeal to those who may be violating church policies.
		We have learned that he is planning an announcement on Monday of an independent investigation of what happened, a new policy of quicker action against priests who've been accused, and a new structure with a single person responsible dealing with all aspects of sexual misconduct.
	cbs2chicago.com /local/local_story_042171841.html (705 words)

	Terry Savage talks money with...
		Cardinal Francis George, O.M.I., was born Jan. 16, 1937, in Chicago.
		The cardinal marvels that individuals in our society are unwilling to sacrifice self in marriage, in career, or even in the willingness to serve our country in war.
		I waited for the cardinal to enter the room with a certain nervousness that I've not felt in the presence of tycoons and traders.
	www.suntimes.com /savage/talk/cardinal.html (1976 words)

	Francis Cardinal George - Sacrosanctum Concilium Anniversary Address The Foundations of Liturgical Reform
		Cardinal Francis George of Chicago gave the initial address at the conference.
		Cardinal George, who heads the US Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy, is a member of the CDW and is US representative to the International Commission on English in the Liturgy, which provides English-language liturgical texts.
		Editor's note: As we reported in the December-January Adoremus Bulletin, in observance of the anniversary of Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Second Vatican Council's Constitution on the Liturgy, a day-long conference sponsored by the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments (CDW) was held at the Vatican on December 4, 2003.
	adoremus.org /0304CardinalGeorgeSC40th.html (4264 words)

	First Years and Forever
		Francis Cardinal George is the Eighth Archbishop of Chicago.
		We are honored to present the wisdom of a shepherd of the Church, Francis Cardinal George, who talks about marriage as being authored by God and a public witness of God's presence.
		Contrasting with contemporary views of marriage as a private love affair, Cardinal George's words remind us of our vocation in marriage to be a steady beacon of light to the world.
	www.familyministries.org /FirstYearsForever/Vol.01/Iss.06.htm (983 words)

	Interview with Cardinal Francis George
		Cardinal Francis George of Chicago also told NCR May 25 in Rome that there will be opposition at the bishops' June meeting to a second round of sex abuse audits, but vowed that the majority of the conference will vote to move ahead.
		George said that the future institutional role and profile of the board is something that will evolve, and this should be worked out by the bishops in consultation with the members of the board.
		George said, however, that there is a difference between moral teaching and political strategies, and that the church should not take positions on the latter.
	nationalcatholicreporter.org /update/bn052604.htm (950 words)

	Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago, claims RCF has no evidence
		George, according to their report, has been tagged by some with the unfortunate nickname "Francis the Corrector.'' The sobriquet refers to the archbishop's reported disapproval of some practices he has encountered, from the order in which lay ministers received communion at one parish to the absence of kneelers in a seminary chapel....
		Cardinal George is wonderful Bishop and a true blessing for Chicago.
		Cardinal George is a holy man and an EXCELLENT Bishop.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/672934/posts (4983 words)

	Statement of Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I.
		Attached is the final in a series of Lenten statements by Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., Archbishop of Chicago.
		Cardinal George has released a statement each Wednesday during Lent on a different social justice topic.
		In this week’s statement the Cardinal calls on task force members reviewing the death penalty moratorium to abolish the death penalty entirely.
	www.archchicago.org /cardinal/statement/stats_00/stat_041900b.shtm (313 words)

	cbs2chicago.com: Chicago news, weather, traffic: Cardinal George Joins Criticism Of Religious Group
		(AP) CHICAGO Cardinal Francis George added his voice to those of other Roman Catholic leaders criticizing a secretive Chicago-based religious movement by banning the group Friday from meeting in churches or other archdiocesan facilities.
		George also announced the recall to a pastoral position of a priest believed to be one of the movement's leaders.
		The cardinal's statement came after a six-month review of the mission by priests and church scholars who received few answers to their questions about the group's operations and theology, archdiocesan officials said.
	cbs2chicago.com /local/local_story_267085743.html (605 words)

	VOTF meets with Francis Cardinal George
		Jim Muller, co-founder of Boston-based church reform group Voice of the Faithful, met with Chicago Archbishop Francis George on April 1 to discuss VOTF's goals and seek out a welcome from the cardinal for a Chicago-area VOTF network.
		Muller called the discussion he had with George one of the better dialogues he's been able to conduct with church leaders, many of whom have shown a clear reluctance to accept the lay group if not outright hostility to it.
		Muller said George perceived VOTF as a "discernment group of baptized Catholics" and would not object to its activities within the Chicago archdiocese as long as its activities remained within those bounds.
	salt.claretianpubs.org /sjnews/2003/04/sjn0304b.html (725 words)

	Francis Cardinal George - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Francis Cardinal George, also known as Francis Eugene George (born January 16, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois) is a priest of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, a French religious order of the Roman Catholic Church.
		Cardinal George had been mentioned as potential candidate to succeed Pope Benedict XVI as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
		George was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francis_Cardinal_George (725 words)

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	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/francis.html (725 words)

	Globalisation: Who's In Control? Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago - Newsroom - Caritas Australia
		The following text formed the basis of Cardinal Francis George’s Caritas Helder Camara Lecture held in Melbourne and Sydney on May 24 and May 25, 2000.
		In May, Caritas Australia sponsored the visit of a prominent Cardinal, philosopher, theologian and social justice advocate from the United States as part of the Caritas Helder Camara Lecture series.
		The term used to describe this paradigm and emerging relationship is "globalization." The previous situation and paradigm - the division of the world into two competing perspectives on the human person and the social order that resulted in over four decades of costly "containment" and "Cold War" - has gladly passed.
	www.caritas.org.au /newsroom/2000/media_000607a.htm (7266 words)

	Catholic World News : Cardinal George backs traditional liturgy
		Versailles, Oct. 14, 2003 (CWNews.com) - Cardinal Francis George of Chicago has given his clear support for the use of the Tridentine-rite liturgy.
		Hooray for Cardinal George, All I can say is that anyone who wants to see just what our Cardinal supports should come to St. John Cantius in Chicago At ogden and Milwaukee ave.
		In combination with our new traditional Orthodox Cardinals: Pell, Oulette and our old favorites; George, Ratzinger, Schonborn the stars in the heavens are guiding our ship as it sights land yonder.
	www.cwnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=25289 (1853 words)

	Francis Cardinal George_Is a Millennium Just a Thousand Years?
		Cardinal George, as a child you were stricken with polio.
		In 1998, Pope John Paul II elevated him to the office of Cardinal.
		The recognition of suffering is a call to generosity on the part of the whole community.
	www.csec.org /csec/sermon/george_4219.htm (2383 words)

	Cardinal takes a crack at 'The Da Vinci Code'
		I think I might have at least one joiner, if my conversation the other day with Chicago's Cardinal Francis George was any indication.
		The cardinal, who doesn't have time to read much popular fiction, says he read Brown's book "for purely pastoral reasons" because so many people had read it and kept asking him questions.
		But, if Brown's story is true, the cardinal's in on the grand conspiracy.
	www.suntimes.com /special_sections/falsani/cst-nws-fals09.html (1124 words)

	The Office of Institutional Advancement: Evening of Tribute 2003
		Frank W. Considine was presented the Cardinal Francis George “Christo Gloria” Award.
		Francis Cardinal George and The Ablate of Jesus Sisters of USML/MS Bishop Wilton Gregory, Francis Cardinal George and Very Rev. John F. Canary
		This was the first time this award was presented and will be given annually by Cardinal George to an outstanding lay Catholic whose life exemplifies the teachings of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
	www.vocations.org /institutionaladvancement/Events/EOT2003.htm (286 words)

	News - USF celebrates Mass with Cardinal George
		Seventeen people from USF (pictured above), including students, faculty and alumni, attended the fourth annual "Mass of Francis Cardinal George with College Students" Jan. 26 at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago.
		The university& new chaplain, Friar Rock Travnikar, celebrated Mass on the altar with Cardinal George and the other university and college chaplains in attendance.
		USF joined together with students and staff from 15 Chicago area colleges and universities and was able to meet the Cardinal (second row, center).
	www.stfrancis.edu /encounteronline/Archive/feb2004/newscardinalgeorge.html (130 words)

	JUF News and Public Affairs
		His Eminence Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., is the first native Chicagoan to serve as archbishop of Chicago.
		Join the Catholic and Jewish communities at the 10th Annual Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Jerusalem Lecture, delivered by Francis Cardinal George.
		This 10th anniversary lecture is especially notable, and Cardinal George’s presentation is sure to be of great interest to Chicago& Jews and Catholics alike.
	www.juf.org /news_public_affairs/article.asp?key=5731 (243 words)

	Francis Eugene Cardinal George [Catholic-Hierarchy]
		Francis Eugene Cardinal George, O.M.I. Archbishop of Chicago
		Francis Eugene Cardinal George, O.M.I. Agostino Cardinal Cacciavillan (1976)
		Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
	www.catholic-hierarchy.org /bishop/bgeorge.html (71 words)

	Atila Sinke Guimaraes Bird's Eye View of News @ Tradition In Action.org
		Her voice is today perhaps more a whisper than the shout it once was, said Cardinal Francis George of Chicago.
		Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, the Primate of England and Archbishop of Westminster, has already warned that in the future some parishes will be without a resident priest, while others may have to close or merge.
		In an article published in the diocese’s newspaper, the Cardinal wrote that “changes of this nature are difficult and often painful.
	www.traditioninaction.org /bev/048bev2-25-2004.htm (925 words)

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