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Article: Watch out for George's broadsides. (Editorials).(Chicago archbishop Francis George)(Brief Article)
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- National Catholic Reporter
- Article date:
- February 19, 1999
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Less than eight months after being named Archbishop of Chicago in 1997, Francis George received a letter signed by 43 Chicago pastors warning him that he was acquiring a reputation as an abrasive micromanager whom pastors were increasingly tuning out.
Cardinal George took the criticism good-naturedly, telling reporters, "Part of this is style. I tend to talk and get into conversations before I make decisions ... If I have to become a little more reserved, I'll give it my best shot."
If only now there were some group on the national scene with the equivalent clout of those Chicago priests. George has developed a pattern of gaining a forum, taking ...