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Catholic bishops approve Communion document aimed at possible rebuke of
Biden
Democrats' pro-abortion policies are a source of conflict for the
pro-life Catholic church

By Marisa Schultz | Fox News
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San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone argues any Catholic who
supports abortion is 'absolutely not' in good standing with the church
and should not receive Holy Communion.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) voted overwhelmingly to
draft a formal document on the meaning of the Eucharist after a
contentious debate on whether President Biden and other politicians who
support abortion policies are worthy of receiving Communion at Mass.
More than 73% of the U.S. bishops casting ballots at a virtual
conference this week supported tasking the USCCB's doctrine committee to
draft language on maintaining consistency with the Eucharist. A section
of the document is expected to include a specific admonition to Catholic
politicians and other public figures who disobey church teaching on
abortion and other core doctrinal issues.
The vote tally announced Friday was 168 bishops in favor, 55 opposed and
six bishops abstaining.
Up next, at least two-thirds of the bishops would have to vote to adopt
the new language at their next gathering slated for November. The
decision on whether Biden should be allowed to receive Communion would
still be left up to individual bishops, as is standard for all
churchgoers, but a new document would inform those decisions.
Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, has made clear
that Biden is welcome to receive Communion at churches in the
archdiocese. During Thursday's debate, Gregory pressed against authoring
a new Communion document at this time.
"The choice before us at this moment is either we pursue a path of
strengthening unity among ourselves or settle for creating a document
that will not bring unity but may very well further damage it," Gregory
said.

Then-candidate Joe Biden speaks during a worship event at the Brown
Chapel AME Church on March 1, 2020 in Selma, Alabama. Biden's Catholic
faith and pro-abortion policies were the subjects of debate among U.S.
Catholic bishops this week at their national conference. (Photo by Joe
Raedle/Getty Images)
The secret vote tally was announced Friday afternoon, but the lengthy
debate on the measure took place Thursday during a virtual session of
the bishops' national meeting.
Catholics believe that during Mass the bread and wine used for Communion
become the body and blood of Jesus Christ. The sacrament of the
Eucharist is so sacred to the Church that some bishops have expressed
concerns about whether Biden is worthy for Communion given his
pro-abortion policies that run counter to the Catholic Church's pro-life
beliefs.
Biden, who attends Mass regularly, says he personally opposes abortion
but doesn't think he should impose that position on Americans who feel
otherwise. He's taken several executive actions during his presidency
that were hailed by abortion rights advocates.
Asked about the Catholic bishops' move on Friday and whether he would be
denied Communion, Biden said: "That's a private matter and I don't think
that's going to happen."
Some bishops believe Biden forced their hand on making a decision and
the church's credibility was on the line if they didn't move forward
with a document reaffirming core Catholic values.
"It's not the bishops who have brought us to this point — it's some of
our public officials," said Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City,
Kansas during Thursday's debate. "This is a Catholic president doing the
most aggressive things we've ever seen on life at its most innocent."
Still, some bishops said the document itself wouldn't be about one
individual and reiterated that it wouldn't bar any one person from
receiving Communion, since that is still left up to individual bishops
under church law.
Asked directly on Thursday whether Biden should receive Communion, the
chairman of the USCCB doctrine committee made clear it's not up for the
conference to decide but rather look at "Eucharistic consistency" more
broadly.
"That's a decision of his bishop," Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Fort
Wayne-South Bend, Indiana said at a press conference. "That is not the
task of our committee to look at individuals."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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