Biden has touted his own status as a “good Catholic.” After his private audience with Pope Francis in October, Biden told the press that the pope was “happy I’m a good Catholic.” And — seeming to eith... View MoreBiden has touted his own status as a “good Catholic.” After his private audience with Pope Francis in October, Biden told the press that the pope was “happy I’m a good Catholic.” And — seeming to either forget or just not care that Christ said that when one is fasting, he should keep it to himself (not letting the right hand know what the left hand is doing) — Biden made it known Wednesday that he “prayed and met with a cardinal” — which may be where he received the ashes on his forehead, symbolizing that we are “dust, and to dust [we] shall return.” He went on to tell reporters that he gave up “all sweets” for Lent, saying, “I start off with dessert. No ice cream, nothing.”
See, he gave up sweets for 40 days. He must be a “good” and “devout” Catholic.
Except that he isn’t.
Because “good” and “devout” Catholics are called to protect the lives of the unborn — not to sacrifice them to what Mother Teresa (an actual “good” and “devout” Catholic) called a “culture of death.” And Biden — at least in the presidential phase of his life — has been an outspoken champion for the “right” of women to kill their unborn children. He is the ostensible head of an administration that pushes radical pro-abortion legislation such as the Equality Act and the Women’s Health Protection Act. And he has called for abortion to be enshrined into federal law to prevent any opposition to the killing of unborn babies.
Joe Biden may be Catholic (in the sense that he was baptized Catholic and maintains his parish membership), but he is what older catechisms called a “bad Catholic.”
And it is not just this writer denying that Biden is a “good” and “devout” Catholic. In fact, the teaching of the Catholic Church is firm on this point: Catholics who deny or publicly advocate against the Church’s teaching on this issue are in mortal sin and are not “Catholics in good standing.” They are not even supposed to receive communion.
And while the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has failed in its duty to hold Biden accountable by denying him communion (for both his sake and the sake of those who are scandalized by his actions), at least two Catholic organizations have taken him to task.
As Biden answered questions from the press on Ash Wednesday, EWTN reporter Owen Jensen confronted him, asking, “How do you support abortion as a Catholic, defying Church teaching?” Biden started his answer by saying, “I’ll tell you what — I don’t want to get into a debate with you on theology, but you know —” at which point Jill Biden (who jumped into action walking toward Biden and the press as soon as the question was asked) tapped Biden, appearing to call him off of the question. He stumbled over his words for a second and then wrapped up by saying, “I’m not going to make a judgment for other people.”
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