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God ways are mysterious and ironic
Cardinal Francis George of Chicago recently approved the closing of Quigley Preparatory Seminary. Although he claims no hard feelings against the seminary, George arrived there as a freshman in 1951on crutches--the result of his bout with polio the year before--and was told that "chances are you will never be accepted for ordination." George withdrew from Quigley and ended up joining the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. George told the Sun Times in a 2003 interview (http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-quig20.html):

"I deal with Quigley without resentment. Had I gone to Quigley Seminary, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be the cardinal archbishop of Chicago," George said in 2003. "They say God has a sense of humor. Here I am."

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