{"id":2210450,"date":"2024-04-01T09:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T13:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cafeteria-catholic-washington-archbishop-criticizes-biden-says-he-uses-abortion-as-political-pawn\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T09:41:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T13:41:40","slug":"cafeteria-catholic-washington-archbishop-criticizes-biden-says-he-uses-abortion-as-political-pawn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cafeteria-catholic-washington-archbishop-criticizes-biden-says-he-uses-abortion-as-political-pawn\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Archbishop calls out Biden for using abortion as a political tool, labeling him a \u2018Cafeteria Catholic"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fcafeteria-catholic-washington-archbishop-criticizes-biden-says-he-uses-abortion-as-political-pawn%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=2210450&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--><p>Archbishop \u200dWilton Cardinal Gregory criticized President Joe Biden \u2062as a &#8220;cafeteria\u2062 Catholic,&#8221; suggesting Biden selectively follows \u200caspects of the faith while disregarding others. Gregory highlighted Biden&#8217;s handling\u200b of life issues, \u200caccusing him of using them for \u200dpolitical gain. The Archbishop emphasized the importance of respecting all dimensions of life \u200dconsistently. \u200dBiden&#8217;s administration faced backlash for celebrating\u200c &#8220;Transgender Day of Visibility&#8221; on Easter Sunday.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>The Archbishop of Washington, Wilton Cardinal Gregory, criticized President Joe Biden over the weekend, calling him a \u201ccafeteria Catholic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The archbishop appeared on CBS News\u2019s \u201cFace The Nation\u201d on Sunday with host Ed O\u2019Keefe, who asked him, \u201cIn the case of the president, do you get a sense that his regular attendance and adherence to the faith resonates with American Catholics?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could say that he\u2019s very sincere about his faith, but like a number of Catholics, he picks and chooses dimensions of the faith to highlight while ignoring or even contradicting other parts,\u201d the archbishop answered. \u201cThere is a phrase that we have used in the past, a cafeteria Catholic, you choose that which is attractive and dismiss that which is challenging.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs there something on the menu he\u2019s not ordering, in your view, so to speak?\u201d O\u2019Keefe pressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I would say there are things, especially in terms of the life issues, there are things that he chooses to ignore or he uses the current situation as a political pawn rather than saying, look, my church believes this,\u201d the archbishop replied. \u201cHe does attend church regularly with great, you know, devotion. But he also steps aside some of the hot-button issues or uses the hot-button issues as a political tool, which it\u2019s not \u2013 it is not the way I think we would want our faith to be used.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe issues of life begin at the very beginning and they conclude at natural death,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd you can\u2019t \u2013 you can\u2019t pick and choose. You\u2019re either one who respects life, and all of its dimensions, or you have to step aside and say, I\u2019m not pro-life, I\u2019m, you know, in one side of the equation I feel that I could support this dimension of life, but in others, I would step aside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration celebrated \u201cTransgender Day of Visibility\u201d on Easter Sunday after the White House faced a wave of condemnation over formally recognizing the gender identity event taking place on the same day as the religious holiday.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden posted to X on Sunday, saying, \u201cOn Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate the joy, strength, and absolute courage of some of the bravest people I know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cToday, we show millions of transgender and nonbinary Americans that we see them, they belong, and they should be treated with dignity and respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate the joy, strength, and absolute courage of some of the bravest people I know.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we show millions of transgender and nonbinary Americans that we see them, they belong, and they should be treated with dignity and respect. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mhixHV9KC2\">pic.twitter.com\/mhixHV9KC2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1774466760084717656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The White House also posted about Transgender Day of Visibility on Sunday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Transgender Americans are part of the fabric of our nation.<\/p>\n<p>On Transgender Day of Visibility, our Administration honors the extraordinary courage of transgender Americans and reaffirms our commitment to forming a more perfect union \u2013 where all people are treated equally. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ElRf9l62Nk\">pic.twitter.com\/ElRf9l62Nk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1774481786749202565?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump\u2019s re-election campaign released a statement on Saturday, calling the declaration an example of the Biden administration\u2019s \u201cyears-long assault on the Christian faith.\u201d House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) posted on X that the White House \u201chas betrayed the central tenet of Easter \u2014 which is the resurrection of Jesus Christ.\u201d He continued, \u201cBanning sacred truth and tradition\u2014while at the same time proclaiming Easter Sunday as \u2018Transgender Day\u2019 \u2014 is outrageous and abhorrent. The American people are taking note.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Daniel Chaitin contributed to this article.<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Related:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-admin-stands-by-transgender-day-of-visibility-on-easter-amid-backlash\">Biden Admin Stands By \u2018Transgender Day Of Visibility\u2019 On Easter Amid Backlash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend, Archbishop Wilton Cardinal Gregory of Washington criticized President Joe Biden, labeling him a &#8220;cafeteria Catholic.&#8221; During an appearance on CBS News&#8217;s &#8220;Face The Nation&#8221; with host Ed O&#8217;Keefe, the Archbishop discussed Biden&#8217;s attendance and adherence to Catholic teachings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2210451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1468590325.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2210450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1468590325.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2210450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2210450"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2210450\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2210451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2210450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2210450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2210450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}