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Eugene

(62,646 posts) Tue Jun 29, 2021, 09:48 PM Jun 2021

Biden's DC church says president won't be denied Communion over abortion stance

Source: McClatchy

Biden’s DC church says president won’t be denied Communion over abortion stance

BY DON SWEENEY
JUNE 29, 2021 01:44 PM, UPDATED 8 HOURS 7 MINUTES AGO

A Washington, D.C., church attended by President Joe Biden says it will not deny him Communion despite a vote by U.S. Catholic bishops on the question.

“Holy Trinity Catholic Church will not deny the Eucharist to persons presenting themselves to receive it,” wrote the church in a statement.

In a 168-55 vote, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops decided June 18 to move forward with a proposal to deny Communion to politicians who support abortion rights, NPR reported.

Biden attended the Jesuit-run parish church in Georgetown as vice president and has resumed attending services since becoming president on Jan. 20, the National Catholic Reporter said.

In its statement, the church said its decision was in accord with the policies of Cardinal Wilton Gregory, its archbishop. Gregory also has said he will not deny Communion to Biden.

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Biden's DC church says president won't be denied Communion over abortion stance (Original Post) Eugene Jun 2021 OP

Pleased to state my daughters attended Holy Trinity School. elleng Jun 2021 #1

Biden is not pro abortion? pwb Jun 2021 #2

Not surprised. Most practicing Catholics get this. OAITW r.2.0 Jun 2021 #3

Apologies up front Deuxcents Jun 2021 #4

☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ PortTack Jun 2021 #5

But you can get communion edhopper Jun 2021 #6

Good Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2021 #7

Duh. He was never going to get denied communion there. shrike3 Jun 2021 #8

Congratulations. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2021 #9

Sending a message to the flock? uriel1972 Jul 2021 #10

More or less. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2021 #11

Duh. Of course it's not about Biden being denied communion. shrike3 Jul 2021 #12

elleng

(136,043 posts)

1. Pleased to state my daughters attended Holy Trinity School.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Jun 29, 2021, 09:53 PM

Jun 2021

pwb

(12,198 posts)

2. Biden is not pro abortion?

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Jun 29, 2021, 09:54 PM

Jun 2021

So there's that. And it is not like pukes are all angels. Careful Church...

OAITW r.2.0

(28,361 posts)

3. Not surprised. Most practicing Catholics get this.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Jun 29, 2021, 10:21 PM

Jun 2021

My Catholic Mom did, when my Catholic Uncle was her OBGYN/GP, got her birth control. 55 years ago.

Deuxcents

(19,694 posts)

4. Apologies up front

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Jun 29, 2021, 10:35 PM

Jun 2021

Everyone, including President Biden, has their personal relationship with their god/creator. These pompous hierarchy in the church .. whatever religious beliefs, need to clean their own house

PortTack

(34,642 posts)

5. ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️

Reply to Deuxcents (Reply #4)

Wed Jun 30, 2021, 01:46 AM

Jun 2021

edhopper

(34,773 posts)

6. But you can get communion

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Jun 30, 2021, 06:27 AM

Jun 2021

If you are pro child rape.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(115,244 posts)

7. Good

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Jun 30, 2021, 01:31 PM

Jun 2021

shrike3

(5,370 posts)

8. Duh. He was never going to get denied communion there.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Jun 30, 2021, 10:45 PM

Jun 2021

No matter what the bishops decided. Same in Delaware. I must have said so fifty times on this board.

Act_of_Reparation

(9,116 posts)

9. Congratulations.

Reply to shrike3 (Reply #8)

Tue Jul 6, 2021, 09:39 AM

Jul 2021

Except this really isn't about Joseph R. Biden the individual being denied communion, is it?

I mean, if you knew he wouldn't be denied the sacrament in his church, then it stands to reason the bishops certainly knew it, too. And yet they persist. Why do you think that is?

uriel1972

(4,261 posts)

10. Sending a message to the flock?

Reply to Act_of_Reparation (Reply #9)

Tue Jul 6, 2021, 11:20 AM

Jul 2021

Virtue signaling is something authoritarians love doing as well. Rather than praying in the closet as Jesus suggested, the hypocrites just have to shout it to the world.

Act_of_Reparation

(9,116 posts)

11. More or less.

Reply to uriel1972 (Reply #10)

Tue Jul 6, 2021, 01:49 PM

Jul 2021

They aren't talking about denying Joe Biden the Eucharist because they think it will affect Biden's politics, much less because they think it is actually something they have any power over. They are talking about it because it energizes conservative Catholics.

That should be rather troubling to those who have long held that moderate/liberal discontent would eventually force the Church to reform. Cuz that doesn't seem to be the case.

shrike3

(5,370 posts)

12. Duh. Of course it's not about Biden being denied communion.

Reply to Act_of_Reparation (Reply #9)

Tue Jul 6, 2021, 03:30 PM

Jul 2021

This whole thing was a stunt. Internal politics, and also conflict with Francis that has gone on for years. Francis is not a liberal, but he has a global vision for the church, and America's bishops want to go back to the old days when they and Benedict were on the same page. Among other things.

I humbly accept your congratulations.

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