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Durbin Asks Pope Francis to Defend Gay US Official
Source: Associated Press
Durbin Asks Pope Francis to Defend Gay US Official
By MATTHEW DALY, ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Dec 15, 2015, 7:03 PM ET
A high-ranking Democratic senator called on Pope Francis Tuesday to personally intervene with a cardinal in the Dominican Republic who has made derogatory comments about the openly gay man who is the U.S. ambassador to that country.
Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said that Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez has launched "hateful" attacks against U.S. ambassador James "Wally" Brewster.
Lopez said earlier this month that Brewster should "focus on housework, since he's the wife to a man." He also used an anti-gay slur and accused Brewster of promoting a gay rights agenda on Dominican soil.
Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, is a Roman Catholic and longtime friend of Brewster, a business executive and fundraiser for President Barack Obama. Brewster became just the seventh openly gay U.S. ambassador when appointed two years ago.
Durbin said the cardinal's comments are inconsistent with Francis' call for tolerance on homosexuality.
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By MATTHEW DALY, ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Dec 15, 2015, 7:03 PM ET
A high-ranking Democratic senator called on Pope Francis Tuesday to personally intervene with a cardinal in the Dominican Republic who has made derogatory comments about the openly gay man who is the U.S. ambassador to that country.
Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said that Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez has launched "hateful" attacks against U.S. ambassador James "Wally" Brewster.
Lopez said earlier this month that Brewster should "focus on housework, since he's the wife to a man." He also used an anti-gay slur and accused Brewster of promoting a gay rights agenda on Dominican soil.
Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, is a Roman Catholic and longtime friend of Brewster, a business executive and fundraiser for President Barack Obama. Brewster became just the seventh openly gay U.S. ambassador when appointed two years ago.
Durbin said the cardinal's comments are inconsistent with Francis' call for tolerance on homosexuality.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/durbin-asks-pope-francis-defend-gay-us-official-35786417