Bishop Robert Barron told Fox News Digital that abortion holds a special 'primacy' as a social issue for Catholics, and that Catholic lawmakers pushing pro-choice legislation are in severe error.
"What bothers me about Biden — I don't doubt he's a serious Catholic at all. And I think he does feel his faith. I think he practices faith," the bishop said."But on this issue, what he's doing is repugnant. Because he's not just barely tolerating abortion — saying let's try to set some limits to it. He's aggressively trying to expand access to it.
Excommunication is a rare occurrence, but Catholic prelates across the U.S. have floated the idea of denying the Eucharist to pro-choice lawmakers — including Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "I leave it to [President Biden's] conscience and that he speaks to his bishop, his pastor, his parish priest about that incoherence," the pope remarked. Barron applauded Pope Francis's statement.
Barron stressed that at the end of the day, the decision to deny the Eucharist to a Catholic is up to the individual's bishop. Asked what sorts of penalties he would implement in similar scenarios within his own diocese, Barron said he was not against withholding the Eucharist in principle. Progressive Catholics and those on the left have decried the church's uniquely passionate fight against abortion. Critics say the Catholic Church has failed to take meaningful stands against political concepts on the right that go against the church's ethics — most notably,While Catholic politicians who vote pro-choice often spark talks of penalties, the same cannot be said for pro-capital punishment Catholics.
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