Meetings of Catholic leaders in Illinois that were to be chaired by Cardinal Blase Cupich have been cancelled as controversy deepens over plans to honour Senator Richard Durbin with a lifetime achievement award.
The Catholic Conference of Illinois (CCI) was due to gather on 25 September, but its board meeting was abruptly called off the day before. A separate meeting of the state’s bishops scheduled for the same day was also cancelled. The Archdiocese of Chicago said the cancellations were the result of “unforeseen quorum/attendance issues".
