Pope calls out Earth haters who claim to be 'pro-life'

Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago is pushing back on plans by the Trump Organization to raid churches and schools in Pope Leo's home town.

"Someone who says I'm against abortion but is in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life," Pope Leo said. "And someone who says I'm against abortion but I'm in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don't know if that's pro-life." The pope urged people involved in the U.S. — and his native state of Illinois — to "have respect for one another" while reminding faithful that the teaching of the Catholic Church on these issues is "very clear." [NPR]

Born in Omaha, Blase Cupich was raised in a catholic household, attended a Benedictine elementary school, a diocese high school then graduated the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. When this interested party lived in Rapid City in 1998 he was made bishop by John Paul II and was consecrated in a ceremony at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. In 2004 when some in the cult wanted to ban Senator Tom Daschle from the Eucharist because of his defense of reproductive rights Cupich called it "cherry picking" and in 2008 he called racism a sin and was named Cardinal by Pope Francis in 2016.

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