芝加哥大主教对支持堕胎权利的荣誉。 Dick Durbin引发了教会关于学说和政治的辩论。 Chicago archbishop’s honor of pro-abortion-rights Sen. Dick Durbin sparks church debate over doctrine and politics.

芝加哥大主教Blase Cupich(Blase Cupich)计划在移民筹款会上向支持堕胎权利的天主教民主党参议员迪克·杜宾(Dick Durbin)致敬, Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich’s plan to honor Senator Dick Durbin, a Catholic Democrat who supports abortion rights, at an immigration fundraiser has sparked debate within the U.S. Catholic Church. Cupich引用Durbin数十年来对移民的倡导和梵蒂冈2021年鼓励与天主教政治家对话的指示,强调天主教教义必须考虑一个人的全部记录,为这一决定辩护。 Cupich defended the decision, citing Durbin’s decades-long advocacy for immigrants and a 2021 Vatican directive encouraging dialogue with Catholic politicians, emphasizing that Catholic teaching must consider a person’s full record. Springfield的Thomas Paprocki主教和其他主教批评这一荣誉,称其为丑闻,破坏了教会对生命神圣性的立场,并与当地政策相冲突。 Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield and other bishops criticized the honor, calling it a scandal that undermines the Church’s stance on the sanctity of life and conflicting with local policies. 这一争议反映了教会领袖和天主教政治家之间在堕胎问题上长期存在的紧张关系,有些主教禁止圣公会提供此类数字,尽管美国天主教主教会议没有授权采取此类行动。 The controversy reflects long-standing tensions between church leaders and Catholic politicians on abortion, with some bishops barring such figures from Communion, though the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has not mandated such actions. 2022年的民意调查发现,大多数非宗教的天主教徒反对拒绝向支持堕胎权利的政治家提供圣餐,这凸显了神职人员与信徒之间在如何平衡学说和政治现实方面的分歧。 A 2022 poll found most lay Catholics oppose denying Communion to pro-abortion rights politicians, highlighting a divide between clergy and the faithful on how to balance doctrine with political realities.