Cardinal Raymond Burke emphasized before the Synod on Synodality in 2023 that 'the Church is not described as synodal but, instead, as hierarchical communion.'
Archbishop Paul Coakley and Bishop Thomas Paprocki have issued recent statements supporting Bishop Kevin Rhodes’ call for Notre Dame to rescind the promotion of a rabidly pro-abortion academic.
'It is quite fitting that the forces of the culture of death in the Illinois General Assembly passed physician-assisted suicide on October 31—a day that, culturally, has become synonymous with glorifying death and evil.'
Bishop Michael Olson said in a two-part X post that 'Cardinal Cupich could promote peace and unity by withdrawing the invitation to Senator Durbin to receive an award.'
‘As a brother bishop, I urge Cardinal Cupich to withdraw this honor, which will ultimately cause scandal and confusion among the faithful,’ Bishop Carl Kemme of Wichita said.
Bishop David Ricken has joined Bishop Paprocki and others in denouncing Cardinal Cupich’s ‘lifetime achievement award’ for Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin, calling it ‘untenable.’
‘The decision to grant Durbin this honor is gravely mistaken,’ Bishop Paprocki wrote, offering Cardinal Cupich ‘fraternal correction’ and calling on him to ‘reverse this erroneous decision.’
Bishop James Conley urged Cupich to ‘reconsider’ honoring Sen. Dick Durbin, as the Democrat has opposed any protections for unborn babies and even babies who survive abortions.
After criticism from faithful bishops, Cupich is doubling down on honoring Sen. Dick Durbin, who has supported partial-birth abortion and LGBT ideology.