Catholic Vote To 'Inform Pope Leo' About Odious Pol

Full statement from CatholicVote President Kelsey Reinhardt on Senator Durbin withdrawing from Cardinal Cupich’s award:

"The importance of Senator Durbin declining the award offered by Cardinal Cupich cannot be overstated. "Not only was the public outcry enormous—in just a week, 40,000 people messaged the Cardinal’s office from CatholicVote alone—he came to see what the Cardinal did not: Catholics are the backbone of the pro-life movement and they will stand and witness to life at every turn. "Pope Leo said he did not have all the facts. But one man did: Bishop Paprocki. As Durbin’s shepherd, he has dialogued, discussed and carefully made the decision to prohibit the senator from receiving Holy Communion, something infinitely more valuable than an achievement award. "We respect the judgment of the bishop closest to the facts and look forward to informing Pope Leo about Durbin’s decades-long pro-abortion, pro-transgender stance."