{"id":568310,"date":"2021-06-18T18:06:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T22:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=568310"},"modified":"2021-06-18T18:06:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T22:06:17","slug":"i-dare-you-pro-abortion-democrat-ted-lieu-challenges-catholic-bishops-to-deny-him-communion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-dare-you-pro-abortion-democrat-ted-lieu-challenges-catholic-bishops-to-deny-him-communion\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I Dare You\u2019: Pro-Abortion Democrat Ted Lieu Challenges Catholic Bishops To Deny Him Communion"},"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\">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%2Fi-dare-you-pro-abortion-democrat-ted-lieu-challenges-catholic-bishops-to-deny-him-communion%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=568310&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\/06\/gettyimages-1060581390-594x594-e1552162670257.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Democratic California Rep. Ted Lieu publicly challenged Catholic bishops Friday to deny him Communion for supporting contraception, abortion, same sex marriage and more.<\/p>\n<p>Lieu responded to news that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) overwhelmingly <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/18\/united-states-conference-of-catholic-bishops-joe-biden-vatican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">approved<\/a> a measure Friday to draft a statement discussing whether high profile pro-abortion politicians, like President Joe Biden, may be denied <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/17\/catholic-holy-communion-joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/17\/catholic-holy-communion-joe-biden\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1624137092467000&#038;usg=AFQjCNFa8d2H5cQxLu3JGaCNu0iKKX4QkA\">Communion<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/30\/devout-catholic-joe-biden-media-amy-coney-barrett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/30\/devout-catholic-joe-biden-media-amy-coney-barrett\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1624137092467000&#038;usg=AFQjCNFW8nFXGtjRn9xImiPpQWEUBrirwQ\">(RELATED: \u2018Devout\u2019 Or \u2018Extreme\u2019: Media Treats Catholicism In Vastly Different Ways Depending On Politics)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDear USCCB,\u201d Lieu tweeted. \u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">I\u2019m Catholic and I support: -Contraception -A woman\u2019s right to choose -Treatments for infertility -The right for people to get a divorce -The right of same sex marriage.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cNext time I go to Church, I dare you to deny me Communion,\u201d the congressman said. He did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"12.078431372549\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dear <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USCCB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USCCB<\/a>: I\u2019m Catholic and I support:<\/p>\n<p>-Contraception<br \/>-A woman\u2019s right to choose<br \/>-Treatments for infertility<br \/>-The right for people to get a divorce<br \/>-The right of same sex marriage<\/p>\n<p>Next time I go to Church, I dare you to deny me Communion. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bUmiyJ8TtH\">https:\/\/t.co\/bUmiyJ8TtH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedlieu\/status\/1405977654226931712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lieu represents California\u2019s 33rd district which covers Los Angeles County, an archdiocese that Archbishop Jos\u00e9 Horacio G\u00f3mez oversees. G\u00f3mez did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the DCNF about Lieu\u2019s challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Sixty Catholic Democrats also <a href=\"https:\/\/delauro.house.gov\/sites\/delauro.house.gov\/files\/documents\/Statement%20of%20Principles.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/delauro.house.gov\/sites\/delauro.house.gov\/files\/documents\/Statement%2520of%2520Principles.pdf&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1624137092467000&#038;usg=AFQjCNGbEUj1hHt7NvN95DRoFTrvJlAFIQ\">issued<\/a> a \u201cStatement of Principles\u201d Friday warning U.S. bishops against \u201cthe weaponization of the Eucharist.\u201d Signers included Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro and New York Rep. Nydia M. Vel\u00e1zquez.<\/p>\n<p>Lieu\u2019s name does not appear on the letter.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/08\/07\/joe-biden-donald-trump-roman-catholic-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/08\/07\/joe-biden-donald-trump-roman-catholic-church\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1624137092467000&#038;usg=AFQjCNHuP5TaA-aa4xAlnzEj-kbrB_XV8A\">spoken about his Catholicism through his entire political career<\/a>, referring to his faith as a source of solace during turbulent times in his life. Biden exhibits many outward signs of his Catholicism: he frequently goes to mass, has met with Pope Francis, mentions praying the rosary and visits the cemetery where his family members are buried.<\/p>\n<p>Yet as soon as he became president, Biden immediately took action to fund and promote abortion \u2014 which the Catholic Church condemns as a \u201ccrime against human life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most media\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/08\/07\/joe-biden-donald-trump-roman-catholic-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/08\/07\/joe-biden-donald-trump-roman-catholic-church\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1624137092467000&#038;usg=AFQjCNHuP5TaA-aa4xAlnzEj-kbrB_XV8A\">celebrates Biden\u2019s Catholicism as \u201cdevout\u201d without noting the significance<\/a>\u00a0of his divergence from Catholic teaching. Others\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/think\/opinion\/biden-s-catholic-supports-abortion-rights-it-puts-him-majority-ncna1255215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/think\/opinion\/biden-s-catholic-supports-abortion-rights-it-puts-him-majority-ncna1255215&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1624137092467000&#038;usg=AFQjCNHArIH6NToprruhAWP-KBDuBEJWiQ\">suggest<\/a>\u00a0that the Catholic sentiment is changing due to public opinion on these topics \u2014 though Catholic teaching has not changed.<\/p>\n<p>The Catholic Church teaches that Catholics\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scborromeo.org\/ccc\/p2s2c1a3.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.scborromeo.org\/ccc\/p2s2c1a3.htm&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1624137092467000&#038;usg=AFQjCNFbuyNNW2lzjRAGPSREtkmYqZXJkA\">may not receive Holy Communion<\/a>\u00a0if they are \u201cconscious of a grave sin.\u201d Catholics who have committed any grave sins must make a good confession before they can receive, according to the Church.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic California Rep. 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