He asked, “Is present-day America becoming less sensitive, less caring towards the poor, the weak, the stranger, the needy? Today, as before, the United States is called to be a hospitable society, a welcoming culture. Indeed, we do need to listen to those words–as we ought to do at every moment in our national life. And a prime example is Senator Durbin. In his time, Cardinal George was, arguably, the most intellectually accomplished bishop in the history of the American hierarchy.