N.B. When the bishops or pope are weak, dithering, or faithless the sensus fidelium must speak out all the more loudly to carry the day. Evidently the political cost of accepting the award outweighed the benefit to Durbin of accepting it and, whether or not for the right reasons, he did the right thing.
Durbin Declines Chicago Archdiocese Award After Global Backlash Over Pro-Abortion Views
Cardinal Cupich’s announcement brings an end to a chaotic late September in which his brother bishops in the U.S. criticized the decision to grant Durbin the award.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, will decline an award from the Archdiocese of Chicago after global backlash over his strong pro-abortion views that included comments from Pope Leo XIV and criticism from U.S. bishops.
Chicago archbishop Cardinal Blase Cupich announced Durbin’s decision in a Sept. 30 statement, revealing that Durbin informed the prelate that he “decided not to receive [the] award” at the archdiocesan Keep Hope Alive celebration on Nov. 5. Durbin was scheduled to receive a “Lifetime Achievement Award for support to immigrants” at the event.
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