Catholic Bishop Quotes Pope John Paul to Condemn Award for Dick Durbin
Yet another Catholic bishop – the fifth bishop in total – is condemning the award Cardinal Blase Cupich is giving to pro-abortion former Senator Dick Durbin.
Bishop James Wall of Gallup, New Mexico is the latest to voice his opposition and is urging him to rescind a planned Lifetime Achievement Award for Durbin that the pro-abortion politician is set to receive from the Archdiocese of Chicago November 3.
Wall issued a statement on X condemning the award and expressing support for previous objections raised by Bishops Thomas Paprocki and Salvatore Cordileone, among others.
Wall thanked Bishop Paprocki for speaking out against the award and quoted from Evangelium Vitae written by Pope John Paul II: “Man’s life comes from God; it is his gift, his image and imprint, a sharing in his breath of life. God therefore is the sole Lord of this life: man cannot do with it as he wills.”
Also yesterday, Bishop David Ricken of Green Bay, Wisconsin is the latest bishop to oppose the award – saying that nothing makes up for Durbin’s longstanding pro-abortion record to make him deserving of such an honor.
Ricken wrote on X that the Archdiocese of Chicago’s plan to honor Senator Durbin is “untenable” – writing that Cupuich’s honoring of Durbin’s work on immigration and his decades of voting for abortions up to birth “are not mutually exclusive but must be inclusive.”
“The Archdiocese of Chicago’s plan to give @SenatorDurbin a Catholic “Lifetime Achievement Award” is untenable. Works of justice & protecting life are not mutually exclusive but must be inclusive,” Ricken wrote.
“Abortion violates “Thou shalt not kill” (Ex 20:13),” he continued.
TAKE ACTION: Contact Cardinal Cupich and tell him to rescind Senator Dick Durbin’s award. Or call 312-534-8200.
“I join @BishopPaprocki & @ArchCordileonein urging @CardinalBCupich to retract this award. Let us together pray & act consistently for life,” he added.
Prior to Bishop Ricken, Bishop James Conley of Nebraska has spoken out against the decision.
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