 In 2006, the LDS Church in Australia presented Cassidy with an award for his efforts to bring better understanding to the people of the world.Presenting the "John Simpson Standing for Something" award to Cassidy for his role in building interfaith relations across the world, Mormon Elder Paul Sybrowsky said that "Latter-day Saints have seen that Cardinal Cassidy is indeed a man filled with faith and courage to help make this a better world for all to live in.