Chicago cardinal gives invocation at DNC despite promotion of abortion

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A Catholic cardinal delivered an invocation at the Democratic National Convention on Monday despite the Democratic Party’s unapologetic embrace of abortion rights. 

Cardinal Blase Cupich of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago gave the invocation on the first night of the convention in Chicago, Illinois.

Cupich did not address Democratic policies during the invocation, instead praying that God will “help us to truly understand and answer the sacred call of citizenship.” He described the United States as “a nation composed of every people and culture united not by ties of blood but by the profound aspirations of life and freedom, justice and unbound hope.” 

“These aspirations are why our forefathers saw America as a beacon of hope,” he added. “In every generation, we are called to renew these aspirations to reweave the fabric of America. We do so when we live out the virtues that dwell in our hearts but also when we confront our failures to root out ongoing injustices in our national life, especially those created by moral blindness and fear of the other.”

Cupich’s appearance at the event comes as the Democratic Party Platform calls for codifying the now-overturned 1973 Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide into federal law. Convention attendees have been encouraged to take advantage of a mobile abortion clinic parked nearby offering free abortion pills and vasectomies.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that “direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to moral law” and that “formal cooperation in an abortion constitutes a grave offense.”

Cupich also prayed for “peace” and called on God to guide Americans as they seek to “forge this new chapter in our nation’s history.” He hopes it would be “rooted in the recognition that for us, as for every generation, unity triumphing over division is what advances human dignity and liberty.” Continue reading…