Due to Catholic Democrat U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s longstanding public position in favor of abortion, ten U.S. bishops have now spoken out against Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich’s decision to present Durbin a “Lifetime Achievement Award” for his work on immigration issues. Cardinal Cupich is scheduled to give Durbin the award on Nov. 3 at an event supporting the Archdiocese of Chicago’s local Immigration Ministry and National Pastoral Migratoria. Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, in whose diocese Durbin resides, was the first to speak out against the award.
