Pope Leo XIV waded into a leadership controversy in the United States on Tuesday, mere hours before the dispute became largely academic.
Speaking with journalists Tuesday evening as he was departing the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, Leo took a question from an EWTN reporter regarding a decision by Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago to present US Sen. Dick Durbin (D – IL) with a “Lifetime Achievement Award” at a fundraising gala for the archdiocesan “Keep Hope Alive” immigration charity scheduled for this coming November 3.
The announcement of the award sparked a major backlash, owing to Durbin’s prominence as a nationally known Catholic politician with a staunchly pro-choice and pro-abortion voting record, positions squarely at odds with Church teaching.
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