
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In his Easter message, Biden again expressed his deep devotion to his Catholic faith. ; Numerous newsies followed suit by referencing his religious devoutness. ; They often note that he was a regular churchgoer. ; In 2021, Matthew Vann – writing for ABC News – reported that it was Biden was “diligent” in “attending Sunday Mass, infusing speeches with scripture and wearing his late son Beau Biden’s rosary beads.” ; Biden is often seen doing the “sign of the cross” during public speeches.”</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">One should never judge another’s relationship with their God. ; And that is not my intention in this commentary. ; ; However, it is fair to judge one’s relationship with their chosen religious institution where the enshrined moral requirements (rules) can be viewed against known behavior. ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Catholic Church has such a set of rules – the Code of Canon Law. ; Breaking most rules can be overlooked (forgiven) by a simple confession with a promise to not repeat the sinful behavior – or at least attempt not to do so. ; However, some violations are of such magnitude that a person is booted out of the Church of Rome. ; Excommunication can come from official proceedings by the Church – or an automatic separation.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">According to the Catholic Church’s Canon Law, having, performing or enabling abortion-on-demand is one of those most grievous sins that should result in automatic excommunication. ; ;  ;Left unforgiven, it is – according to Catholic teachings – a damnation to Hell for eternity. ; It can only be reversed by a sincere confession – and, of course, ceasing to support abortion.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">By those standards (which I personally do not endorse because I am not a member of the Catholic Church), Biden cannot be seen as a member-in-good-standing of the Catholic Church. ; But that is not for me to determine. ; That is up to the Church to make such an official determination. ; My role is to merely report what the Catholic Church SAYS – and what it DOES – and how that potentially impacts on Biden.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">There can be no disputing the fact that Biden’s active support of abortion is a grievous sin in the eyes of the Church. ; He has pledged to do everything possible to make abortion-on-demand legal throughout the land. ; He is the nation’s most powerful advocate for abortion.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">While the official position of the Church has not changed, the enforcement appears to have. ; The modern Catholic Church under Pope Francis is acting like those Democrat prosecutors who express fealty to the law but refuse to enforce it. ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In fact, Pope Francis warmly received Biden in 2021, and according to reports His Holiness never brought up the issue of abortion. ; At a subsequent G-20 Summit meeting, Biden claims that the Pope was “happy” that he was a “good Catholic” – and encouraged him to continue taking communion. ; Francis never refuted that statement. ; If that is true, the Pope drifted far from Catholic orthodoxy.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Like many Catholic politicians who actively support abortion-on-demand, Biden skirted the issue for many years by claiming to be opposed to abortion personally, but not willing to impose his belief on the public in general. ; For its part, the Catholic Church (the Pope) has acquiesced to that position by simply not holding them accountable. Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Biden has moved from a passive position to an activist position on abortion.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Although Francis has been ducking and dodging the issue, members of the clergy, have acted against politicians supporting abortion. ;  ;Catholic clergy has refused the holy sacraments to pro-abortion politicians supporting the expansion of abortion services through legislation, funding and endorsement.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In 2021, The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted 222 to 8 approving a document outlining who may receive communion and who may not with abortion as the subtext. ; The document was focused on those supporting abortion. ; While it did not mention Biden by name, it was clear that the bishops had the newly inaugurated President in mind when they issued the document. ; Some say it is a rebuke of the Pope in Rome, who is reluctant to impose Church dogma on powerful Catholic politicians.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Cardinal Wilton Gregory of the Archdiocese of Washington ;raised the Biden issue by questioning his standing in the Church in view of his aggressive support of abortion. ; <strong>Father Robert Morey,</strong>of<strong> ;Saint Anthony Church ;</strong>in<strong> ;Florence, South Carolina, ;</strong>is among a number of local priests who said they would refuse to administer Communion to Biden in view of his support for abortion.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In my judgment, the Church should either change the rules or enforce the rules. ; The current situation simply undermines the moral authority of the Church – and the Pope. ; Moral judgment is the existential service of a religion. ; Without clear authority or certainty over fundamental moral issues, a religion has nothing to offer.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">As a pro-lifer, my issue with Biden is not just his stand on abortion. ; It is his hypocritical use of his religion to create a pious public image when he is so obviously in violation of the Catholic Church’s official stand on abortion. ; I would be more than willing to ignore this issue if the Church would officially abandon its position on abortion – or Biden concedes that his support of abortion is not in line with the Church &#8230; and quit.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Until either of those things happens, Biden is misrepresenting himself to the voting public. ; He may be on good terms with God (not my place to opine on that), but I can call him out for presenting himself as something he is not &#8230; and that is a “good Catholic.”</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">And as a footnote, I believe Pope Francis for failing in his role as “defender of the faith.” ; Waffling on fundamental dogma weakens the Church – and may be the reason the Roman Catholic Church is suffering a loss of so many “sheep.”</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">So, there ‘tis.</p>

Easter puts Biden’s religion on the front burner … again
