Emotional farewell to 'Brother Joseph.' (funeral rites for Cardinal Joseph Bernardin began Nov. 14, 1996)(Obituary) From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: December 6, 1996| Author: Unsworth, Tim | COPYRIGHT 1996 National Catholic Reporter. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

One cardinal at the funeral of Bernardin was moved at the outpouring of love for the cardinal. He had not seen such an event since the death of Pope John XXIII. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, thousands passed his open casket at the Holy Name Cathedral. The three-day funeral rites are described.

CHICAGO - The 42-hour funeral rite of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, Chicago's seventh archbishop and fifth cardinal, eclipsed anything this city had seen since the burial of the former mayor, ...