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Cdl. Cupich unconvincing on pro-abort politicians
Edward Peters, In the Light of the Law
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
No one thought that Chicago’s Blase Cdl. Cupich would follow Springfield’s Bp. Thomas Paprocki’s example in calling upon Catholic state legislators, who had supported Illinois’ express attack on the basic rights of pre-born babies, to refrain from holy Communion. But, if only “for the record,” some replies to Cupich’s rationales for not following Paprocki’s example are in order.