The priest says the archdiocese threatened him with “canonical penalties” if he went through with the flag burning, and that Cupich has since blocked Kalchik’s request to transfer to a diocese in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where Kalchik has family.ĭespite the orders from the archdiocese, Kalchik admits he went ahead and destroyed the flag “in a quiet way” on Friday. 29 for “the Feast of Saint Michael, Gabriel and Raphael.” But a few days later, the archdiocese told him to scrap the burning after officials were notified of his plans by a reporter for the Windy City Times. 2, Kalchik announced that he planned to burn the flag Sept. The interior of the Resurrection Catholic Church on September 18, 2018.
