C’est au tour de deux autres évêques de mettre en cause le choix du cardinal Cupich d’honorer un homme politique qui s’est illustré en faveur de l’avortement.
Mgr James D. Conley, évêque de Nebraska, a critiqué le cardinal-archevêque de Chicago:
I too was shocked and bewildered to learn of this Lifetime Achievement Award to be presented to U.S. Senator Dick Durbin. The senator’s public record has been consistently pro-abortion and he has opposed any protections or safeguards for unborn children in the womb, even to the… https://t.co/NwALOUgCJL
— James D Conley (@bishop_conley) September 23, 2025
Mgr James S. Wall, évêque de Gallup (Nouveau Mexique) a également mis en cause ce choix en soutenant Mgr Paprocki et en citant l’encyclique Evangelium Vitae de Jean-Paul II:
Thank you @BishopPaprocki https://t.co/rMQINQV6hR
"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.” – JP II Evangelium Vitae (March, 1995).— Bishop Wall (@BishopWall) September 24, 2025