"Someone who says 'I'm against abortion but says I am in favor of the death penalty' is not really pro-life, Leo said."
"Someone who says that '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."
"I don't know if anyone has all the truth on them but I would ask first and foremost that there be greater respect for one another and that we search together both as human beings, in that case as American citizens or citizens of the state of"
Pope Leo XIV intervened in a dispute over a planned lifetime achievement award for Senator Dick Durbin by Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich. Leo called for respect for both sides and highlighted contradictions in claiming to be 'pro-life' while supporting capital punishment or inhumane treatment of immigrants. Durbin declined the award hours after the remarks. Church teaching forbids abortion and opposes capital punishment, with a 2018 declaration that the death penalty is 'inadmissible.' U.S. bishops and the Vatican have urged humane treatment of migrants and emphasized assessing a public official's overall record on multiple ethical issues.
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