{"id":134026,"date":"2021-02-15T14:31:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T19:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=134026"},"modified":"2021-02-15T14:43:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T19:43:20","slug":"archbishop-of-kansas-city-joe-biden-should-stop-defining-himself-as-a-devout-catholic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/archbishop-of-kansas-city-joe-biden-should-stop-defining-himself-as-a-devout-catholic\/","title":{"rendered":"Archbishop Of Kansas City: Joe Biden \u2018Should Stop Defining Himself As A Devout Catholic\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farchbishop-of-kansas-city-joe-biden-should-stop-defining-himself-as-a-devout-catholic%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=134026&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Naumann.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>President Joe Biden has described himself as a \u201cdevout Catholic,\u201d a description enthusiastically repeated by his press secretary and the media. Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, who also serves as chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops\u2019 (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life Activities, however, said that the president\u2019s open support for legalized abortion should put that label to rest.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicworldreport.com\/2021\/02\/13\/archbishop-naumann-president-biden-should-stop-defining-himself-as-a-devout-catholic\/\">Catholic World Report<\/a>, Naumann flatly said that Biden \u201cshould stop defining himself as a devout Catholic\u201d while acknowledging that his abortion views stand in direct opposition to the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Biden professes to be a devout Catholic, yet is 100% pro-choice on abortion. How do you think America\u2019s bishops ought to respond to this situation?\u201d CWR asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can tell you how <em>this<\/em> bishop is responding. The president should stop defining himself as a devout Catholic, and acknowledge that his view on abortion is contrary to Catholic moral teaching. It would be a more honest approach from him to say he disagreed with his Church on this important issue and that he was acting contrary to Church teaching,\u201d Naumann responded. \u201cWhen he says he is a devout Catholic, we bishops have the responsibility to correct him. Although people have given this president power and authority, he cannot define what it is to be a Catholic and what Catholic moral teaching is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat he is doing now is usurping the role of the bishops and confusing people,\u201d Naumann added. \u201cHe\u2019s declaring that he\u2019s Catholic, and is going to force people to support abortion through their tax dollars. The bishops need to correct him, as the president is acting contrary to the Catholic faith.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/ccc_css\/archive\/catechism\/p3s2c2a5.htm\">abortion is a grave moral evil<\/a> that cannot be approved or tolerated in any circumstance. In 2019, a Catholic priest in South Carolina&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/report-joe-biden-denied-holy-communion-at-catholic-church-over-abortion-support\">reportedly enforced<\/a> the church\u2019s code of canon law by denying the then-former vice president the sacrament of Holy Communion due to his stance on abortion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>\u201cSadly, this past Sunday, I had to refuse Holy Communion to former Vice President Joe Biden,\u201d Father Robert E. Morey of Saint Anthony Catholic Church told reporters. \u201cHoly Communion signifies we are one with God, each other, and the Church. Our actions should reflect that. Any public figure who advocates for abortion places himself or herself outside of Church teaching.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>When asked about Morey\u2019s actions, Naumann said that the priest was simply \u201cfollowing his conscience,\u201d adding that Biden should not present himself for Holy Communion for fear of sacrilege.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201c<\/strong>I believe the president has the responsibility not to present himself for Holy Communion. When Catholics receive the Eucharist, they are acknowledging the Real Presence of Jesus, and also belief in the teachings of the Church,\u201d Naumann said. \u201cPresident Biden doesn\u2019t believe in the Church\u2019s teachings on the Sanctity of Human Life, and he should not put the priest in the situation where he has to decide whether or not to allow him to receive the Eucharist. He should know that after 78 years as a Catholic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he would ever give Biden Holy Communion, the archbishop said that he probably will never have to make that decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ll ever be in that situation; I don\u2019t anticipate him coming to Mass in Kansas and coming up to me to receive Communion,\u201d he said. \u201cI do believe that his bishop has a responsibility to dialogue with him about this issue. What he is supporting is a serious evil. I don\u2019t know the disposition of his mind and heart, but his act of supporting legal abortion is wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput has argued that Biden should be denied Holy Communion. Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, D.C., has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americamagazine.org\/politics-society\/2020\/11\/24\/cardinal-wilton-gregory-joe-biden-communion-dialogue\">already stated<\/a> he would give Biden Holy Communion if he presented himself for it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"catho-9f0fb1ae853857e6533e63a48e346ec9\" class=\"catho-9f0fb1ae853857e6533e63a48e346ec9\">\n<div id=\"catho-748882216\" class=\"catho-in-content\"><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden has described himself as a \u201cdevout Catholic,\u201d a description enthusiastically repeated by his press secretary and the media. 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