A Papal Intervention and a Canceled Award: What (If Anything) Did Pope Leo XIV’s Comments Have to Do with Sen. Durbin’s Decision?
The next day, Catholics are still trying to understand what just happened.
The next day, Catholics are still trying to understand what just happened.
Durbin’s withdrawal from the award came just hours after Pope Leo XIV addressed the controversy.
The number of bishops who have condemned Cardinal Cupich’s decision to honor Durbin with a 'lifetime achievement award' has risen to 10, including two bishops emeritus.
Opposition to Cardinal Cupich’s plan is not dying down — neither in Illinois nor around the country.
COMMENTARY: By honoring a senator who once won with pro-life support but later scored 100% with NARAL, Cardinal Cupich undermines the Catholic politicians who still fight for the unborn.
Sen. Durbin complains that his pro-abortion voting record has kept him from receiving Communion in his home diocese, and a Catholic priest and journalist offers a sympathetic ear.
Richard Durbin was one of the 14 self-identified Catholic senators who voted against cloture for the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Act Jan. 29.
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