and saw both Lyle and Thomas "skulking around across the street in the shadows." When the priests saw that they had been noticed, they entered their vehicles and drove off. The Smiths said they left the rectory at 7:30 p.m. They left the rectory and everybody was very shaken up because they never expected that kind of behavior from the representative of Cdl. Kalchik until it was clear that he was not going to do as they demanded because he had done nothing wrong. They continued to bully and verbally insult and attack Fr. Kalchik it would be on the orders of Cdl. Based on that it is clear that if any harm came to Fr. They could have asked, "What would happen if you were sick or injured?" but they asked him what would happen if he was dead. "The response from the two was to ask him, 'What would happen if you were dead?'" Kalchik told those two enforcers that he had Mass to celebrate in the morning and that he was needed in the parish," the Smiths continued. In a disturbing twist, the two vicars for priests alluded to Kalchik's death when he continued to refuse to leave with them. "They continued to use crude and threatening language that upset the staff members present very much." Kalchik told them that he had done nothing wrong and that he was going nowhere," the Smiths told Church Militant. 6.Īccording to parishioners Miriam and Wayne Smith, who spoke with Kalchik immediately after the confrontation, the vicars for priests "attempted to order him to pack his bags and leave, but he refused." Kalchik published his testimony for the first time in an open letter to Pope Francis on Sept. Kalchik is twice a victim of homosexual assault - once when he was 11 years old and raped by a homosexual neighbor, and again at age 19, when he was assaulted by a priest twice his size. "I will not leave Resurrection Parish on my own accord." "I made it clear to them that I was not just going to cave and walk away from being pastor here at Resurrection Parish, and I stated clearly: I was once worked over by an ordained minister of the Church it's not going to happen again," Kalchik wrote. Luke (a treatment center with a notorious past, whose former CEO was convicted in 2014 of embezzling $200,000 dollars, which he spent on gay lovers). In response to what Cupich saw as defiance, he ordered Kalchik to St. Kalchik himself did not burn the flag, but parishioners took things into their own hands and held the flag-burning ceremony themselves.
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The flag-burning event took place in spite of Cupich's warnings to call it off. 15, which has since been reported on national news outlets, drawing widespread attention to the parish. The orders came after parishioners burned a rainbow flag that once hung in the sanctuary back when Resurrection parish was designated Chicago's "gay" parish. Luke Institute for his "psychiatric issues." Both vicars for priests had also only days before threatened that Kalchik could have his faculties removed if he failed to comply with Cupich's orders. Cupich, who insisted that Kalchik be sent to St. Lyle and Thomas made clear they were there on order of Cdl. Kalchik refused to meet alone, instead gathering parishioners to be witnesses to the exchange. Cupich, confronted Kalchik just as he was leaving to say 6 p.m. The vicars for priests, acting on behalf of Cdl. Kalchik told Church Militant Friday night about the confrontation with Msgr.
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"The full frontal attack took place this evening, and the attack resulted in me not saying the evening Mass, nor leading the Rosary Benediction," Fr. Blase Cupich would ensure he'd be taken away by police. Paul Kalchik, pastor of Resurrection Parish in Chicago, has fled his parish and gone into hiding, one day after two chancery priests threatened him that if he did not get psychiatric treatment, Cdl. Kalchik must take time away from the parish to receive pastoral support so his needs can be assessed."ĬHICAGO ( ) - Church Militant confirmed Saturday that Fr. Luke Institute, nor did he explain that Kalchik has gone into hiding, instead phrasing the situation as follows: "It has become clear to me that Fr.
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Cupich did not address the threats he made through his vicars for priests to have police remove Kalchik by force in order to commit him to St. James Kaczorowski administrator of Resurrection Parish, with Aux. Blase Cupich issued a letter naming Msgr.
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Cupich's resignation.Īfter Kalchik fled the parish, Cdl. Update, : A petition is being circulated calling for Cdl. You are not signed in as a Premium user we rely on Premium users to support our news reporting.