{"id":577878,"date":"2021-06-30T17:36:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T21:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=577878"},"modified":"2021-06-30T17:36:04","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T21:36:04","slug":"bidens-parish-council-says-it-supports-biden-in-communion-debate-it-had-thoughts-on-same-sex-couples-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-parish-council-says-it-supports-biden-in-communion-debate-it-had-thoughts-on-same-sex-couples-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden\u2019s Parish Council Says It Supports Biden In Communion Debate \u2013 It Had Thoughts On Same-Sex Couples, Too"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fbidens-parish-council-says-it-supports-biden-in-communion-debate-it-had-thoughts-on-same-sex-couples-too%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=577878&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-80728198.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The parish council at President Biden\u2019s church inserted itself this week into the debate on whether the Catholic president should be permitted to receive holy communion given his public support for abortion.<\/p>\n<p>Holy Trinity Catholic Church in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/trinity.org\/2021\/06\/a-statement-from-parish-council-regarding-the-eucharist\/\">statement<\/a> from its parish council on Tuesday \u201cconcerning the issues surrounding offering the Eucharist to American politicians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a parish which has a long history of welcoming all, we concur with and support the pastoral approach of our Archbishop. Holy Trinity Catholic Church will not deny the Eucharist to persons presenting themselves to receive it,\u201d the parish council stated.<\/p>\n<p>The parish council <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillarcatholic.com\/p\/parishcouncilsayswhat\">has no power<\/a> over whether parishioners are allowed to receive sacraments.<\/p>\n<p>The council said it agrees with the stance of Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, who said last year that he plans to allow Biden to continue to receive the sacrament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to veer from that,\u201d Gregory <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americamagazine.org\/politics-society\/2020\/11\/24\/cardinal-wilton-gregory-joe-biden-communion-dialogue\">said<\/a> in December, noting that Biden received holy communion during the eight years he was vice president.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/news\/2021\/united-states-conference-catholic-bishops-vote-write-document-meaning-eucharist-life\">voted<\/a> to create a document on the meaning of the sacrament, prompting speculation that the document could lead to politicians like Biden who support abortion being barred from receiving holy communion.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s church\u2019s parish council called it \u201cshocking and disappointing\u201d that Gregory\u2019s request to delay the document was not successful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSadly, the recent vote has caused considerable desolation among our parishioners as well as Roman Catholics throughout the nation,\u201d the council said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Pope Francis recently reaffirmed, communion should be viewed \u2018not as a prize for the perfect, but as a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak.\u2019 None of us, whether we stand in the pews or behind the altar, is worthy to receive it. The great gift of the Holy Eucharist is too sacred to be made a political issue,\u201d the council\u2019s statement concluded.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time that the parish council of Holy Trinity, which is run by the Jesuit order, has weighed in on a heated political issue.<\/p>\n<p>In March, when Pope Francis approved a Vatican decree stating that priests cannot bless same-sex unions because God \u201cdoes not and cannot bless sin,\u201d the parish council expressed its disappointment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur lay-led ministry embraces individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning\/queer, intersex, asexual and their families and friends,\u201d the parish council said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/trinity.org\/lgbtqia-ministry\/\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs pastoral ministers, parish leaders and parishioners at Holy Trinity, we have listened to the pain and frustration \u2014 and have experienced our own pain and frustration \u2014 caused by last week\u2019s statement regarding the blessing of same-sex unions by the Vatican,\u201d the council continued. \u201cThis statement opened yet another wound that leaves our LGBTQIA+ parishioners and their families and friends wondering: what is my place in the Church?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The council continued, saying that \u201cunequivocally, Holy Trinity affirms that LGBTQIA+ individuals have and always will have a valued place in our parish community,\u201d and that they \u201cmust take steps to ensure the inclusion, voices and perspectives of those our society and Church often push to the margins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo our LGBTQIA+ friends, we want to stress that Holy Trinity is enriched by your presence, ministry and leadership. Our parish is honored to baptize your children, accompany you in grief, celebrate your love and grow in holiness with you,\u201d the council said.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the U.S. bishops\u2019 conference urged Congress to reinstate bans on federal funding for abortions in two appropriations bills that are currently making their way through the House.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s 2022 budget request, on which the appropriations bills are based, dropped the 45-year-old Hyde Amendment, which prohibits the federal government from using taxpayer funds for elective abortions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmboldened by the White House, pro-abortion Democrats in Congress will stop at nothing to expand abortion on demand, paid for by taxpayers, at home and abroad,\u201d said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List.<\/p>\n<p><i>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&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The parish council at President Biden\u2019s church inserted itself this week into the debate on whether the Catholic president should be permitted to receive holy communion given his public support &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2313786,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-80728198.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Biden\u2019s Parish Council Says It Supports Biden In Communion Debate \u2013 It Had Thoughts On Same-Sex Couples, Too","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-577878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-80728198.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Biden\u2019s Parish Council Says It Supports Biden In Communion Debate \u2013 It Had Thoughts On Same-Sex Couples, Too","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577878","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=577878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577878\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2313786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=577878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=577878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=577878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}