Leon XIV was asked about the decision of the metropolitan Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich, who handed the prize to the American democratic senator Richard Durbin for his work for immigrants. Because he is also a supporter of legalization of abortion, some bishops from the US have criticized this distinction.
The Pope, cited by Ansa, explained that he did not know this particular matter well.
Then he stated: – I think it is important to look at the whole work that the senator has doneif I am not mistaken, in 40 years of my service in the United States Senate.
Continued article under video material
– I understand difficulty and tension. But I think, as I said in the past, that it is important to analyze many issues that are related to the teaching of the Church – explained Leon XIV.
The Pope does not agree with the US migration policy
-Someone who says: I am against abortion, but is on the death penalty, I do not know if it is really pro-life, Yes, as it is not this attitude, agreeing to inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States – said the Pope.
He admitted: – These are complex problems. I don't know if anyone has all the answers, but First of all, I am asking for mutual respect And to try together, as people and as Americans and as Catholics, to understand these problems and find the way to move on.
Leon XIV also reminded that the teaching of the Church in each of these matters is very clear.
