Posts Tagged ‘Dick Durbin’

Pope urged to rein in cardinal who attacked gay diplomat

Friday, December 18th, 2015

A US senator has called on Pope Francis to intervene over a Dominican Republic cardinal who made derogatory remarks about a gay US ambassador. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois took exception to what he called “hateful” attacks against openly gay ambassador James “Wally” Brewster. Earlier this month, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, 79, said Read more