Today Bishop Michael Olson, Bishop of Fort Worth, became the publicly called on Cardinal Cupich to cancel his plan to award Senator Dick Durbin a lifetime achievement award with a post on X:
At every Mass we ask the Lord Jesus for the gifts of peace and unity in his Church, and at this time of strife and division, Cardinal Cupich could promote peace and unity by withdrawing the invitation to Senator Durbin to receive an award and instead use the event to highlight –
— Bishop Michael Olson (@BpOlsonFW) September 25, 2025
Thus far, seven bishops have called for Cupich to cancel the Durbin award: Bishop Thomas Paprocki, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, Bishop Bishop Joseph Strickland, Bishop James Conley, Bishop David Ricken, Bishop James Wall and Bishop Michael Olson.
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