Pope Leo XIV has intervened in a hot abortion dispute within America for the first time Catholic ChurchQuestioning the definition of what is the meaning of being “pro -life”.
Pontif’s comment objected to the plan of Chicago Cardinal Blaze Kapich to honor Illinois Senator after Conservative US Bishop Dick darbin With the Lifetime Achievement Award. A major democrat senator Durbin is criticized to support the rights of abortion.
Speaking late on Tuesday, the native of Chicago called for a mutual respect among the opposing groups, while also attracted attention to the “contradiction that appears to be”, which he considered in the ongoing discussions.
“Someone who says that ‘I am against abortion, but say that I am in favor of death sentence’ is not really a pro -life,” said Leo. “Someone who says that ‘I am against abortion, but I am compromising with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States,” I don’t know what this is life. “
Leo said that Kapich announced that Durbin had rejected the award.
The church has forbidden abortion, but it also opposes capital punishment as “unknown” under all circumstances. The US Bishop and Vatican have firmly called for human treatment of migrants, citing the Bible command to “welcome stranger”.
Pope Leo says that mutual respect is needed
Leo said he was not familiar with the details of the dispute over the Durbin Award, but said that it was still important to see the overall record of the Senator and mentioned Darbin’s four -decade term. Responding to a question in English from the American Catholic Broadcaster EWTN News, he said there were several moral issues that form the teaching of Catholic Church.
“I don’t know if anyone has all the truth on them, but I will first ask that we have more respect for each other and we both seek together as humans, in that case as American citizens or citizens of Illinois state, as well as Catholics said that we need to move forward all these moral issues.
Kapich Pope was a close advisor to Francis, who persisted the church strongly opposing abortion, but also criticized the politicization of the abortion debate by the American bishop. Some bishops had called upon the Catholic politicians to deny the banquet, who supported the rights of abortion including the former President who Biden.
Biden met Francis on several occasions and told reporters in 2021 that Francis had asked him to get communication. He during his visit to Rome that year Rites received During the month in a church in the state of Francis.
Darbin was barred from receiving communians in Springfield’s own home in 2004. Springfield bishop thomas Paprocki has continued prohibition And was one of the American bishops, who strongly objected to Kapich’s decision to honor the Senator. Kapich has claimed Darbin as a member of the Chicago ArchdayC, where Durbin also has a house.
Senator Durbin reduced his award
Announcing in his statement that the Durbin would reject the award, Kapich said that polarization in the US has created a situation where American Catholic “find themselves politically homeless” neither Republican nor Democratic Party explained the width of Catholic teaching completely.
He defended Darbin to honor his supporter immigration stance, and said that the employed November 3 award ceremony could be an opportunity for him and other political leaders to suppress the church approach on other issues including abortion.
“It can be an invitation for Catholics that promote the dignity of unborn, elderly and sick to expand the security circles to the immigrants coming at this present moment, which is a existence threat to their lives and their families’ lives,” Kapich wrote.
Papirki thanked Darbin for his share for his share. “I ask that all Catholic continues to pray for the human dignity of our church, our country, and all, in which all stages of life, including unborn and immigrants, are respected,” Papirki said in a Facebook post.
There was a dispute as the administration of President Donald Trump A surge of immigration enforcement in the Chicago region,
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