Chicago Catholic schools will discuss George Floyd's death

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A protester holds a sign across the street from the Hennepin County Government Center Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Minneapolis, where testimony continues in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
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Mourners watch as the casket of George Floyd is carried by a white horse-drawn carriage to his final resting place at the Houston Memorial Gardens cemetery in Pearland, Texas on June 9, 2020.
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Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd testifies at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Policing Practices and Law Enforcement Accountability" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on June 10, 2020. The hearing comes after the death of George Floyd while in the custody of officers of the Minneapolis Police Department.
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Rev. Al Sharpton speaks alongside attorney Ben Crump (L) and Brandon Williams, nephew of George Floyd (R), during a news conference outside the Hennepin County Government Center on March 29, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, center left, attorney Ben Crump, center right, and the Rev. Al Sharpton, right, raise their hands during a news conference after the murder conviction against former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis.
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People shows their respects to the remains of George Floyd awaiting a memorial service in his honor on June 4, 2020 at North Central University's Frank J. Lindquist Sanctuary in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (C) announces to the press that charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter had been filed against former Minneapolis police officers Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng, and Tou Thao in the death of George Floyd on June 3, 2020 in St Paul, Minnesota. Ellison also announced that charges against former officer Derek Chauvin were upgraded to second-degree murder.
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Philonise Floyd, center, brother of George Floyd, shares a hug with attorney Chris Stewart, left, as attorney Ben Crump speaks during a news conference after the verdict was read in the trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis.
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White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany answers questions from reporters during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on June 3, 2020 in Washington, DC. Earlier in the day, Defense Secretary Mark Esper broke with President Donald Trump and said that he does not support using active duty military troops on the streets of American cities to quell protests over the death of George Floyd.
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Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, joins attorney Ben Crump and representatives of the Floyd family at the Hennepin County Government Center on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Minneapolis where testimony continues in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
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Protesters block an intersection in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, after Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd, posted bail and was released from prison.
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A woman holds a George Floyd picture while seated on a concrete barrier near the Hennepin County Government Center on Monday, April 5, 2021, in Minneapolis where the second week of testimony in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin continues. Chauvin is charged with murder in the death of George Floyd during an arrest last May in Minneapolis.
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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump speaks to the press outside of the Hennepin County Government Center before the start of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on March 29, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Opening statements begin today in Chauvin's trial. He faces second-degree murder charges in the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020.
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The casket of George Floyd is placed in the chapel during a funeral service for Floyd at the Fountain of Praise church on June 9, 2020, in Houston.
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Rodney Floyd, brother of George Floyd, enters the Hennepin County Government Center on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Minneapolis where testimony continues in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin is charged with murder in the death of George Floyd during an arrest last May in Minneapolis.
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Demonstrators carry a coffin decorated with mirrors outside the Hennepin County Government Center on March 29, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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A crowd gathers at George Floyd Square after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis. Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of Floyd.
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Donald Williams, a trial witness, is seen in a car outside the Hennepin County Government Center on March 29, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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In this frame from a video shot on May 25, 2020 and provided by Darnella Frazier, Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin kneels on the neck of a George Floyd, who was pleading that he could not breathe, in Minneapolis, Minnesota Four Minneapolis officers involved in the arrest of a George Floyd who died in police custody were fired Tuesday.
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People gather in a Manhattan park to protest on the first day of the trial for the killing of George Floyd last May on March 8, 2021, in New York City. The jury selection was delayed on Monday in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin while an appeal proceeds over the possible reinstatement of a third-degree murder charge. Chauvin, who is being charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of Floyd, placed a knee on Floyd's neck for nearly ten minutes resulting in the death of Floyd.
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Roxie Washington, the mother of George Floyd's daughter Gianna Floyd, weeps while speaking at a press conference on June 2, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Washington was joined by her daughter and Floyd's friend, former NBA player Stephen Jackson, speaking about the impact of his death on their family.
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People place locks marked with the names of people killed by law enforcement on the fencing outside the Hennepin County Government Center on March 29, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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In this image from video, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin listens as the verdict is read in his trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis.
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Demonstrators gather downtown on what was scheduled to be the first day of jury selection in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the killing of George Floyd, on March 8, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. Jury selection was delayed as the court waits for a ruling on whether a third-degree murder charge will be included in the charges against Chauvin.
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Rodney Floyd, brother of George Floyd, speaks alongside Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd (L), and Brandon Williams, nephew of George Floyd (R), during a news conference outside the Hennepin County Government Center on March 29, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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This undated file photo provided by Christopher Harris shows George Floyd. Floyd died May 25, 2020 after being pinned to the pavement by a police officer who put his knee on the handcuffed man's neck for over eight minutes until he stopped breathing.
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Protesters block an intersection in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, after Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd, posted bail and was released from prison.
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Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, wipes tears from his eyes as he speaks during a news conference after former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is convicted in the killing of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis.
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Roxie Washington (R) and Gianna Floyd, daughter of George Floyd, attend his funeral service in the chapel at the Fountain of Praise church on June 9, 2020 in Houston, Texas.
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The remains of George Floyd await a memorial service in his honor on June 4, 2020 at North Central University's Frank J. Lindquist Sanctuary in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Protesters block an intersection in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, after Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd, posted bail and was released from prison.
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A painted storefront displays a Black Lives Matter message in the Pilsen neighborhood, Friday, June 5, 2020, in Chicago. Chicago artists use boarded-up storefronts to make a creative statement and make a difference after the death of George Floyd. Floyd, a black man, died after he was restrained by Minneapolis police on May 25.
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A protester holds a sign and Black Lives Matter flag across the street from the Hennepin County Government Center on Monday, April 5, 2021, in Minneapolis, where testimony in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin continues.
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In this image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, center, is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, left, looks on, after the verdicts were read at Chauvin's trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn.
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In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, and defendant, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, right, listen as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides in the trial of Chauvin on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd.
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National and global protests denouncing Floyd's death and police brutality broke out following his murder. Here, Jevon Sutton yells, "I can't breathe," while joining thousands of people as they stage a die-in next to the Colorado State Capitol with their hands behind their backs to protest the death of George Floyd on May 30, 2020 in Denver, Colorado.
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By Jami Ganz | jganz@nydailynews.com | New York Daily News

PUBLISHED: June 6, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. | UPDATED: June 6, 2020 at 6:54 p.m.

George Floyd’s death at the hands of police and the aftermath will be taught to Chicago Catholic school students in the fall.

The Archdiocese of Chicago plans to have all parochial schools in the Chicago-area learn about and discuss the events, Cardinal Blase Cupich told the Chicago Tribune.

“I think we need an educational piece in our parishes, in our schools, in our religious education,” he told the outlet, reasoning that, “Racism is taught. Nobody is born with it.”

Though the specific curriculum has yet to be established, it will be rooted in the Bible.

“It’s bringing the Gospel to this issue,” Cupich said, adding that “some of the history around this” will also likely need to be broached.

Floyd, a 46-year-old unarmed black man, was killed last week during an arrest for a non-violent crime when a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes.

His death — along with the police killing of 26-year-old EMT Breonna Taylor in March and the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery as he jogged in a Georgia neighborhood in February — spurred a new wave of Black Lives Matter protests around the globe, and calls to end police brutality.

Cupich though wants this moment to unite people rather than divide them.

“Rather than Republic and Democrat, rather than people who are different races, whether or not you’re a politician or a policeman, we all have to come together,” he said. “There’s a dysfunction in the human family, and we’ve got to deal with it.”