On Jan. 20, then-President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle during Inauguration Day ceremonies in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Recently, a handful of American Catholic bishops have issued statements questioning whether anyone who supports abortion rights should be receiving Communion, and journalists immediately pounced: Will President Joe Biden, they wanted to know, be denied Communion by the U.S. bishops conference because of his pro-choice position on abortion?
Journalists, here s your answer: This is a stupid story for canonical, theological and political reasons.
First, and foremost, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops does not have the canonical authority to tell Biden that he cannot go to Communion.
The Biden Communion stories are stupid
The bishops’ conference denying Communion to Biden is about as likely as the National Governors Association impeaching the president.
In this Jan. 20, 2021, file photo, President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle during Inauguration Day ceremonies in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
May 4, 2021
(RNS) Recently, a handful of American Catholic bishops have issued statements questioning whether anyone who supports abortion rights should be receiving Communion, and journalists immediately pounced: Will President Joe Biden, they wanted to know, be denied Communion by the U.S. bishops’ conference because of his pro-choice position on abortion?
President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress inside the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington April 28, 2021. Also pictured are Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. (CNS photo/Melina Mara, Pool via Reuters)
In his first speech to Congress, on April 28, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. heralded the country’s progress against the Covid-19 pandemic during his first 100 days in office, declaring, “America is on the move again.” Mr. Biden unveiled a bold economic agenda and called for expansive investments in children and families, infrastructure and education, to ensure the United States “wins the future.”
Local Catholic association supports physicians in their vocation
Founded in the 1950s, the Portland Catholic Physicians Guild âallows men and women of faith to share with courage and knowledge church teaching in the world,â says guild chaplain Dr. Saad Jazrawi, president of the Portland Catholic Physicians Guild, holds daughter Samar, age 7 months, during a dinner following the annual White Mass for Catholic health care workers in 2019. âIf I combine my faith and my work, Iâm a better Catholic and a better physician,â said Jazrawi. (Ed Langlois/Catholic Sentinel)
select Medical residents, including Temilola Yvonne Abdul (center), pose during the 2018 Catholic Medical Association conference, held in Dallas. (Courtesy Catholic Medical Association)
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