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[Catholic Caucus] Lay Leader Who Criticized Cardinal Cupich Phased Out of Catholic Conference BoardLoyola University Chicago law professor John Breen will leave after nearly 13 years; sources say the move follows his public criticism of plans to honor Sen. Dick Durbin.Nearly six months after publicly criticizing Cardinal Blase Cupich’s plan to give a “lifetime achievement” award to a pro-abortion-rights senator, a long-serving lay member of the Catholic Conference of Illinois (CCI) board of directors is being involuntarily phased out of his role. John Breen, a Loyola University Chicago law professor who has served on CCI’s board since 2012, will be...

[Catholic Caucus] Dear Cardinal Cupich: The implementation of Traditionis Custodes in the Archdiocese of Chicago Dear Cardinal Cupich:I read, with obvious interest as a Catholic priest, your recent letter outlining how you propose to implement in your Archdiocese of Chicago Pope Francis’ Motu Proprio Traditionis Custodes. In your letter you seem to have espoused a less than critical-- that term not in a negative sense—understanding of the latest Motu Proprio. It seems like almost a puppet like reaction that shows no attempt to analyze, in a serious way, how the Motu Proprio relates to the reality of the liturgical...