The controversy surrounding Cardinal Blase Cupich's decision to grant an award to Democratic Sen. Richard Durbin has come and gone. Durbin withdrew from the ceremony after 10 bishops publicly criticized Cupich's decision because of the senator's advocacy for abortion rights.
The biggest takeaway from the ecclesiastical kerfuffle was this: Pope Leo XIV, in commenting on the situation, provided the clearest, substantive evidence that his papacy will be in profound continuity with Pope Francis.
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