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Pope Leo XIV Defends Pro-Abortion Dem
Senator, Says Those Opposed to Illegal
Immigration Are Not 'Pro-Life'

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Posted By: ConservativeYankee, 10/1/2025 12:58:40 PM

Having grown up Catholic, and having attended Catholic mass quite recently, I feel particular sadness over the following story. In fact, it reminded me of why I once turned to one of history’s greatest Anglicans, the legendary Christian author C.S. Lewis, for help with understanding what lies at the core of Christianity, as well as why Christians of different denominations feel so strongly about their differences. In a video posted to YouTube on Tuesday, a reporter from the Catholic television network EWTN asked Pope Leo XIV to help people of faith understand a decision by Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, to honor pro-abortion Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois,

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Reply 1 - Posted by: aasilver 10/1/2025 1:08:58 PM (No. 2011248)
Time for the Vatican to welcome illegals - male, female, LBDGTQ etc. and provide free abortions which they will pay for from their vast treasury. The next Pope should be a Transgender male.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Mcscow sailor 10/1/2025 1:10:43 PM (No. 2011249)
Says the man who lives surrounded by thick walls and well armed guards. Try Immigrating to the sovereign state of Vatican City.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: wilarrbie 10/1/2025 1:13:04 PM (No. 2011251)
Well ok, but only if the Vatican funds it all. Illegals are expensive and real Christians want nothing to do with abortion.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: BarryNo 10/1/2025 1:13:28 PM (No. 2011253)
To my eye, the leaders of the Catholic Church have their eyes on the world and not the Heavens.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: daisey 10/1/2025 1:20:44 PM (No. 2011255)
Oh boy, here we go. Thought that popespeech was behind us. I grew up with the Latin mass-I’ll be 80 next year-and I feel like the church has left me. Has the Pope gone political? I’m so disappointed .
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Reply 6 - Posted by: itsonlyme 10/1/2025 1:23:29 PM (No. 2011256)
Satan has entered into the Church via Blase Cupich
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Historybuff 10/1/2025 1:37:08 PM (No. 2011258)
Last time I was at the Vatican there was a wall, and armed Swiss guards were escorting the African selfie stick peddlers out of St. Peter's Square.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: spacer 10/1/2025 1:39:24 PM (No. 2011259)
Catholic " Charities" must be taking a huge hit what with President Trump sabotaging their child trafficking gambit.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: chance_232 10/1/2025 1:43:31 PM (No. 2011261)
"The Church" is in trouble and h
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Omen55 10/1/2025 1:58:20 PM (No. 2011265)
It's a crime 2B an illegal in Vatican City. Craven hypocrite.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: oldmagnolia 10/1/2025 2:00:12 PM (No. 2011268)
#6 Satan entered the Church through Vatican II. It has been a downhill ever since.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: question_complexity 10/1/2025 2:13:30 PM (No. 2011275)
The boatloads of North African (Muslim) migrants that continue to land in Italy should be sent directly to the Vatican.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: Catahoula 10/1/2025 2:37:22 PM (No. 2011280)
OMG! Really? Diquec Durbin? Been reading stuff on other places re Pope Leo. This is probably the worst yet. I have to read Catholic news before I question this. 1. Pope Leo "said" that we Catholics did not go to confession with a priest. God is the only one who can forgive... do not have the scripture handy to rebuff. 2. We Catholics no longer have to go to Mass on Sunday. If he really said these words he is violation of Jesus' words and scripture. I read a lot of junk on youtube regarding these alleged utterances. Stopped reading youtube. Who is claiming these falsehoods? Claims of all these utterances include the press. I have yet to read Leo actually said or did these things.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: privateer 10/1/2025 2:37:31 PM (No. 2011281)
Pope Leobama---the Chicago Pope.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: Socio 10/1/2025 3:26:35 PM (No. 2011290)
I wonder if 1000's of illegal immigrants stormed the Vatican expecting free handouts, where they rob, rape, and murder citizens in the Vatican, if it would be inhuman to remove them?
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Reply 16 - Posted by: chuckscherl 10/1/2025 3:41:12 PM (No. 2011300)
This is a horribly out of context assumption. He did not comment one way or the other whether Durbin should or should not get this award. He simply pointed out that those who say they are pro life must really look at themselves and take a look at how pro life they really are. There is a profound difference between what he said and what he meant versus what you say in your headlines. I cannot read the article because I refuse to subscribe to a publication that biases the truth according to that publication's agenda. I am a conservative and a Catholic one at that and what you said is absolutely out of context and not what he said.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: Vaquero45 10/1/2025 3:55:59 PM (No. 2011307)
Meet the new boss - same as the old boss….
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Reply 18 - Posted by: ronniethek 10/1/2025 5:00:05 PM (No. 2011321)
Being pro life apparently has flexibility with this church. Nothing new- see Pius during WW2 and the Church's complicity in the Holocaust and escape of Nazis from Germany using the so called rat lines. This guy has exactly ZERO moral authority except that given to him by fools all over.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: bpl40 10/1/2025 5:11:57 PM (No. 2011324)
He was always political. Why do you think he was ‘elected’ and why Pope Benedict had to resign?
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Reply 20 - Posted by: czechlist 10/1/2025 5:53:10 PM (No. 2011337)
The Pope is confused over, or deliberately misconstruing, terminology. Pro-life has nothing to do with immigration nor the death penalty. The Pro-life movement has always meant anti-abortion
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Reply 21 - Posted by: mc squared 10/1/2025 7:20:22 PM (No. 2011373)
I'm opposed to grown men in dresses interfering with American policies.
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Reply 22 - Posted by: anniebc 10/1/2025 8:19:18 PM (No. 2011398)
Enough of this popery. You can't claim to be a vicar of Christ when you're anti-Christ. Dang!
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Reply 23 - Posted by: Older Lady 10/1/2025 8:27:48 PM (No. 2011401)
The Pope needs to keep his views about American politics to himself. His job is the Catholic church. Stick to your job Pope Leo.
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Reply 24 - Posted by: rochow 10/1/2025 10:16:28 PM (No. 2011425)
He sounds like Kamel cow with his word salads. I am done with him.
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Reply 25 - Posted by: hershey 10/1/2025 10:44:03 PM (No. 2011426)
Probably found a horses head on his bed....looks like he got the message...had high hopes for this one, but alas, all to waste...
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Reply 26 - Posted by: bighambone 10/1/2025 11:05:59 PM (No. 2011428)
I may be wrong, but I believe that I was taught that there is God’s law and there is Cesar’s law and that the Pope was to be considered to be infallible when he interprets God’s law as taught by the Catholic Church, but not Cesar’s law that should be left to be promulgated and interpreted by worldly officials within their jurisdictions.
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Reply 27 - Posted by: 5 handicap 10/2/2025 5:45:22 AM (No. 2011447)
Time to change the Pope's name to "Big Dick", having nothing whatsoever to do with Richard! What an ASS! Fortunately the local Catholics here in York, are much better informed about God and the Church!
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Reply 28 - Posted by: ARKfamily 10/2/2025 5:48:11 AM (No. 2011448)
It doesn't mean laws can be ignored. . .
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Reply 29 - Posted by: Jesuslover54 10/2/2025 6:19:45 AM (No. 2011456)
One more pope that we have to wait for to die.
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Reply 30 - Posted by: LLAMA 10/2/2025 7:06:06 AM (No. 2011466)
The new Pope is an old disappointment...again.
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Reply 31 - Posted by: Strike3 10/2/2025 8:04:08 AM (No. 2011493)
The Vatican elected another one, just like the other one. If you pay close attention to the teachings of Jesus you will soon come to the conclusion that the churches claiming to represent Him are self-serving entities, much like our representatives in Congress claim to serve us. I grew up Catholic and learned all I could about it, just to abandon it when I finally figured out why they exist. Jesus walked around in sandaled feet and a worn out old robe whereas the church hierarchy of today dress in fine, expensive clothing and adorn themselves in gold, purchased with the contributions of people who live much harder lives than they do.
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Reply 32 - Posted by: swarfer 10/2/2025 9:02:48 AM (No. 2011531)
I knew this was coming. Fortunately Pope Leo doesn’t seem to speak that often so he can be easily ignored unlike Pope Francis who seemed to make controversial statements daily. Repackaging or rebranding “pro-life” into pro-illegal immigration is typically liberal. Just like pro-choice is a rebranding of pro-abortion. Change the focus of an issue by recasting it with an unrelated issue is a standard liberal operating procedure of the left. Immigration law has nothing to do with abortion. I don’t think this one is going to stick. Pope Leo has made himself look very foolish even to illegal immigration supporters.
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Reply 33 - Posted by: Philipsonh 10/2/2025 9:22:28 AM (No. 2011545)
What a fool. Illegal aliens are criminals and do NOT belong in the U.S. Their health care should be given in the Nation they are citizens of, NOT here. THAT is one of the main points of deportation. These people are FREE to return home. We are not depriving them of health care, they have done that to themselves. Do people who rob banks and get caught then get to keep PART of the money they stole ?
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Reply 34 - Posted by: MickTurn 10/2/2025 11:01:43 AM (No. 2011588)
Leo, just another Leftist Thug masquerading as a Pope!
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Reply 35 - Posted by: LC Chihuahua 10/2/2025 11:49:45 AM (No. 2011610)
The Pope asked questions, he did not take sides. A Pope that does not take sides. What does he stand for? He starts of by saying how can someone be pro-life but support the death penalty. Then he takes it even further by saying how can one call themselves pro-life but be against illegal immigration. I would ask how can someone that supports illegal immigration claim to be pro-life considering how many die trying to sneak into our country. The Pope better figure out what exactly he stands for, and it better be in accord with the Christian faith. People will smell a fake ten miles away.
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Reply 36 - Posted by: Catahoula 10/2/2025 12:05:09 PM (No. 2011619)
The Conservative Yankee is speaking truth. Thanks.
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Reply 37 - Posted by: PrayerWarrior 10/2/2025 12:10:34 PM (No. 2011624)
Thank you all for your great replies, especially #35. Those who post on Lucianne look to be smarter than Pope Leo. At our house, we were hopeful that this pope would be more biblical than the last pope. This man stands opposed to scripture. Culture, borders, language is biblical and anyone that is opposed to them is anti-American.
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Reply 38 - Posted by: danu 10/2/2025 2:25:29 PM (No. 2011678)
growing up, i was taught seers and saints foresaw coming tribulation, suffering, martyrdom, betrayal for faithful christians- from within. guess that would be us. when notour pope marxist the Ist blew off, i did have hope we could reclaim our church. well, the night is young....the path is long. a good story grants speed and merriment to the journey. that's why they call it 'the uni-verse'.
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