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3 Mar 2021 Bishop Rick Stika of Knoxville, Tennessee, on Tuesday slammed President Joe Biden for his frequent rosary flaunting, asserting the Virgin Mary does not share his support for “unrestricted abortion.” “So sad that the President like [sic] to pull out his rosary and touts his devotion of Our Lady of Guadeloupe as he forgets another title for her: ‘Our Lady of Life,’” the bishop wrote on Twitter. “He likes to brag on his Catholic background when convenient. So very dishonest!” Stika was commenting on Biden’s virtual meeting Monday with Mexican President Andrés Manuel...

Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler Texas warned late Wednesday that the Equality Act would do untold damage to the country if passed. | Politics

24 Feb 2021 The U.S. Bishops’ Conference (USCCB) has again voiced its opposition to the Equality Act, warning it would “discriminate against people of faith” and “inflict numerous legal and social harms on Americans.” In a strongly worded letter to the U.S. Congress, the bishops assert the Equality Act would impose “novel and divisive viewpoints regarding ‘gender’ on individuals and organizations” while “dismissing sexual difference and falsely presenting ‘gender’ as only a social construct.” The Feb. 23 letter, signed by five leaders of the USCCB, notes sex and gend...

President Joe Biden urged Congress Friday to “swiftly pass” the Equality Act, setting him on a collision course with the U.S. Bishops.

Pope Francis has sent President Joe Biden a message congratulating him on his inauguration and wishing him well.