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Biography of Basil Hume
Name: Basil Hume
Birth Date: March 2, 1923
Death Date: June 17, 1999
Place of Birth: Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupations: clergyman, theologian, educator
Basil Hume
The archbishop of Westminster from 1976 to his death, Cardinal Basil Hume (1923-1999) sought to increase tolerance and understanding between the Roman Catholic Church and other faiths.As archbishop during the last quarter of the twentieth-century, Cardinal Basil Hume presided over one of the most turbulent periods of Catholicism in British history since the Protestant Reformation led by Martin Luther all but abolished the practice of Catholicism in England in the 16th century. From his office, Hume dealt with such issues as the declining in the number of practicing British Catholics, as well as abortion, female priests, birth control, homosexuality, the continued violence in Northern Ireland, the plight of the homeless, and married clergy. During his tenure as leader of the Catholic Church in the United Kingdom, Hume displayed a dislike for dogmatic observance of Vatican pronouncements. Rather than actively protest, however, Hume chose a more diplomatic approach, encouraging tolerance, diversity, and …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…drug smuggling; and visiting Ethiopia during the 1985 famine and lobbying European nations to send increased assistance. In 1986 he joined Pope John Paul II at a gathering of world religious leaders at Assisi to pray for world peace. In his later years, he concerned himself with such issues as human rights, homelessness, and nuclear disarmament. He also organized seminars on business and moral standards in the former European communist-bloc nations, the arms race, and debt-relief for impoverished third-world countries. Further Reading Cross, F. L., and E. A. Livingstone, editors, The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, Oxford University Press, 1997.New Catholic Encyclopedia: The Wojtyla Years, Catholic University of America, 2000.Christian Century, July 10, 1999.Daily Telegraph (London, England), June 22, 1999; June 26, 1999; July 14-21, 1999. Financial Times, June 19, 1999.Guardian, June 21, 1999.Independent, January 20, 2000.Irish Times, July 3, 1999; August 4, 1999.National Catholic Reporter, July 2, 1999; July 16, 1999.New Statesman & Society, September 20, 1996.New York Times, June 18, 1999.Publishers Weekly, February 21, 2000; November 27, 2000; August 13, 2001.Spectator, July 3, 1999.
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