Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, is among the bishops pushing back on the plan to honor Sen. Dick Durbin. Bishop Paprocki stated that ‘it is absurd that Sen. Durbin should be given an award from the office of ‘human dignity and solidarity.’”Chicago archbishop Cardinal Blase Cupich is defending his decision to honor pro-abortion Illinois Democrat Sen. Richard Durbin with an award at the archdiocese’s upcoming “Keep Hope Alive” immigration ministry fundraiser. “Recently some have criticized the decision of the Archdiocese of Chicago to recognize Sen. Dick Durbin at our annual fundraiser for our immigration ministry,” Cardinal Cupich wrote in a Sept. 22 statement, which came after several bishops spoke out against the move. Durbin informed me some years ago that he has taken up residence in Chicago, registered in a parish of the archdiocese, and considers me to be his bishop,” Cardinal Cupich stated. Dick Durbin’s bishop” and stated that “he is correct that both clarity and unity are at risk” in giving Durbin the award.