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CV NEWS FEED // Illinois Right to Life expressed its extreme disappointment following Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Blase Cupich’s offering the invocation at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on Aug. 19, while free abortions were being provided as part of the event.
Cardinal Cupich, who previously addressed the March for Life Chicago in 2019, offered the invocation at the DNC, while Planned Parenthood had stationed a mobile “health” clinic just outside the event, providing abortions at no cost.
According to an emailed press release from Illinois Right to Life, Planned Parenthood staff reported 10 abortions were already committed by the end of the first day of the DNC.
Illinois Right to Life President Mary Kate Zander claimed in the press release that the Harris-Walz ticket is the most aggressively pro-abortion in the history of the United States. Zander highlighted the increasing hostility of the Democratic Party in Illinois toward the pro-life message.
According to Zander, the Cardinal rejected an obvious chance to “condemn their vile, murderous policies.” The Cardinal had effectively “betrayed the vibrant pro-life community that he once aligned himself with in our state,” she said.
“It is incredibly disheartening to see a local church leader who once aligned himself with our cause participate in such a deeply anti-life, anti-family event as the DNC,” Zander stated.
The Cardinal’s invocation emphasized the importance of unity and called for the rejection of “moral blindness and fear of other” for the sake of ridding the nation of “ongoing injustices” but did not mention abortion or the nearby Planned Parenthood station.
According to Students for Life of America President Kristan Hawkins, Planned Parenthood’s mobile “health” clinic aborted 25 unborn children.
