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Source: The Guardian
US bishops to debate whether the president should be denied communion over his pro-choice stance
Harriet Sherwood religion correspondent
@harrietsherwood
Sat 12 Jun 2021 08.00 BST
At some point this weekend, Joe Biden will take his place in a line of people approaching the altar of a Catholic church to receive communion.
The US president, a devout Catholic whose speeches regularly include biblical references and who carries a rosary that belonged to his late son, attends Mass every weekend in Washington, his home town of Wilmington in Delaware, or wherever he happens to be traveling. If the traditional Sunday morning Eucharist service is not possible because of his schedule, he will receive the sacrament on Saturday evening as permitted by the Roman Catholic church.
Its really an encounter with God, Father Kevin Gillespie of Holy Trinity in Washington, the church Biden usually attends in the capital, told the Atlantic earlier this year. For Biden, this sacred and intimate moment is a gift that enhances his faith, and we most certainly encourage him to improve his intimacy with God through the Eucharist.
But not everybody in the Catholic church in America is quite so keen on Biden receiving communion. Next week, a national online meeting of US bishops will discuss whether the president and other high-profile political figures should be denied the sacraments because of his stance on abortion rights.
How can he say hes a devout Catholic and hes doing these things that are contrary to the churchs teaching? archbishop Joseph Naumann, chair of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) committee on pro-life activities, asked last month. Bidens position was a grave moral evil which presents a unique problem for the church, Naumann said.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/12/biden-support-abortion-rights-catholic-bishops-split
OnDoutside
(20,656 posts)You might think they're a dying breed but most of the new intake of clergy are likely to be hard right, my way or the highway types. And that of course will turn more Catholics off.
DUgosh
(3,107 posts)And informed the Bishops that they must be all in agreement ?
Eugene
(62,650 posts)Vatican warns US bishops over get-tough Communion proposals
https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-joe-biden-religion-058bdc0c37aa5ee780e18f4666a999ee
HUAJIAO
(2,587 posts)on the planet forever...
kacekwl
(7,508 posts)anyone who is a practicing Christian would even bother with this group of practicing assholes. I read somewhere that it's not for you to judge. Direct your outrage inward and address your problems 1st. Jesus loves everyone correct ?
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Girard442
(6,401 posts)...attributable to the malfeasance of Donald Trump.
It was once said,"How many people will have to die for them to get their pro-life judges?"
Now we know.
keithbvadu2
(40,106 posts)If this is so important to the faith, the Pope should decide as he is infallible.
If the Vatican only gives advice, it is a minor/local issue.
keithbvadu2
(40,106 posts)Pedophile priests were not denied communion.
The church protected them for many decades.
ShazamIam
(2,701 posts)to push religious beliefs.