Thomas Gumbleton

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Thomas John Gumbleton (born January 26, 1930 in Detroit , Michigan ) is a retired Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit , who is regarded as one of the most controversial American church leaders.

Life

Gumbleton was born in Detroit in 1930. He attended Sacred Heart Seminary High School and later Sacred Heart Seminary . Gumbleton then studied at St. John's Provincial Seminary in Plymouth and at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome . Gumbleton received a BA in 1952 and a Masters degree in Theology (M-Div.) In 1956. In 1964 he was in the subject canon law doctorate . On June 2, 1956 Gumbleton by the archbishop of Detroit, was Edward Aloysius Cardinal Mooney for priests ordained.

Pope Paul VI appointed him on March 8, 1968 auxiliary bishop in Detroit and titular bishop of Ululi . The Archbishop of Detroit, John Francis Dearden, ordained him episcopal on May 1 of the same year. Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Lansing , Alexander Mieceslaus Zaleski , and the Detroit auxiliary bishop Joseph Matthew Breitenbeck .

In 1972 he became the founding president of the Pax Christi organization .

In 1999, Gumbleton was arrested outside the White House with eleven other antiwar demonstrators. Gumbleton is one of the opponents of the Iraq war in the United States. Together with Methodist Bishop Joseph Sprague , Rabbi Arthur Waskow , Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Mairead Corrigan and Jody Williams, and many other members of peace organizations, he was arrested again in 2003 while demonstrating in front of the White House.

In addition, Gumbleton supports the organization New Ways Ministry and urged Catholic priests to show their coming out to the outside world and to be honest with themselves and other people. Gumbleton has a gay brother Dan and advocates a change in Catholic sexual ethics in the area of ​​the ethical evaluation of homosexual couples in Catholic teaching.

In 2005 he was retired as auxiliary bishop at the age of 75.

Awards and prizes (selection)

  • Isaac Hecker Peacemaker (1975)
  • Metro Detroit Council of Churches (1976)
  • Pacem in Terris Award (1979)
  • Public Citizen of the Year Natl. Assoc. of Social Workers (1980)
  • Institute for Peace and Justice (1981)
  • Justice and Peace Medal - St. Bonaventure University (1981)
  • Jewish National Fund - Trees for Israel (1981)
  • American Personnel & Guidance Assoc. (1981)
  • Life Achievement Award - Interfaith Peace Ministry (1987)
  • Groundwork Discipleship Award (1989)
  • The Institute for International Peace - University of Notre Dame (1990)
  • Palestine Aid Society (1990)
  • University of Notre Dame Peacemaker (1991)
  • Pope Paul VI Teacher of Peace - Pax Christi USA (1991)
  • Pax Christi MI Purple Ribbon Award (1992)
  • Pax Christi Ambassador of Peace (1992)
  • Joseph C. Wilson Award - Xerox Corp. (1992)
  • Pax Christi NY Peacemaker Award (1992)
  • Certificate of Appreciation - Dignity Detroit (1992)
  • Honorary Chaplaincy Aids Award (1994)
  • Outstanding Service & Witness Award Dignity / USA (1995)
  • Bridge Building Award - New Ways Ministry (1995)
  • Lifelong Honorary membership - In Pax Christi International (1995)
  • Call to Action Leadership Award (1995)
  • San Damiano - Madonna U. Press Symposium (1996)
  • National Peace Foundation - Award of Peacemaker / Peacebuilder (1997)
  • The Francis House Award (1997)
  • Spirit of Detroit Award (1998)
  • Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (1998)
  • Bishop Dozier Peace & Justice Award - Christian Brothers University (1998)
  • Humanitarian Award, MI Coalition for Human Rights (1998)
  • 1998 PHD Award, Harambee, Core City Neighborhoods (1998)
  • 1999 Peacemaking Award - Nebraskans for Peace (1999)
  • 1999 Washington Theological Union - Distinguished Service Award (1999)
  • Prophets of Peace Award - Benedictine Sisters of Erie (2000)
  • Faithful Revolutionary Award - St. James Justice Action Ministry (2000)
  • Civic & Humanitarian Award - Arab-American & Chaldean Council (2000)
  • Lou Kousin Award - New Jersey Peace Action (2001)
  • Humanitarian Service Award - LIFE for Relief & Development (2001)
  • Lifetime Achievement Peacebuilder Award - Peace Action of Michigan (2002)
  • Lifetime Achievement in Peacemaking - University of Missouri (2002)
  • DignityUSA (2003)
  • Sadako Peace Citation - Disarmament and Economic Conversion Committee of Sisters & Co-members of the Loretto Community (2003)
  • Reconciler Award - National Franciscan Federation (2003)
  • Theresa Maxis Award for Social Justice - Marygrove College, National Franciscan Federation (2003)
  • Philip A. Hart Award - Michigan Women's Hall of Fame (2003)
  • Community Peace Maker Award - Wayne State University (2003)
  • 2005 Global Peace Award (2005)
  • Mercyhurst College's Archbishop Oscar Romero Award (2007)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tucson Weekly: Breaking Away
  2. ↑ Scoop.co.nz
  3. ^ National Catholic Reporter: Bishop Wants Clergy, Laity Out of the Closet

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personal data
SURNAME Gumbleton, Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gumbleton, Thomas John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American theologian and auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Detroit
DATE OF BIRTH January 26, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit , Michigan