Some bishops claim that a Catholic politician like Joe Biden, who despises Catholic teaching on key moral issues, uses his position to promote actions. evil in nature – should not be allowed to receive Communion.
Breitbart reports that, according to a report on Wednesday (June 16) from the Catholic News Agency (CNA), during President Joe Biden's recent European visit, his entourage proposed allowed to attend Mass with Pope Francis – [which was] something the Vatican had “rejected” before.
The report, citing an unnamed Vatican source, revealed that the Vatican's refusal stemmed from "the impact that Biden's reception of Holy Communion by the pope would affect the Council's deliberations." United States Catholic Bishops [USCCB]”. The council is planning to hold a meeting starting on Wednesday (June 16).
Earlier, President Joe Biden had been criticized by many US bishops for promoting "serious moral evils" such as abortion, which put Biden at odds with the Catholic faith. Among the issues that will be discussed by the bishops at this week's meeting is "Eucharist adherence" - a term that includes the conditions necessary for a Catholic to receive Holy Communion in the Eucharist. ceremony.
Some bishops claim that a Catholic politician like Joe Biden, who despises Catholic teaching on key moral issues, uses his position to promote actions. evil in nature – should not be allowed to receive Communion.
Catholics believe that abortion is a serious injustice, as it involves the intentional killing of an innocent person. For example, in an article by San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone last month, for example, he wrote that politicians promoting pro-abortion legislation had engaged in a "serious moral crime." solemnity” – it is killing an unborn child, and therefore, they are not allowed to receive Communion.