{"id":598777,"date":"2021-07-21T11:05:27","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T15:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=598777"},"modified":"2021-07-21T11:05:35","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T15:05:35","slug":"ahead-of-biden-visit-to-catholic-ohio-university-archbishop-says-he-would-not-have-granted-biden-permission-to-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ahead-of-biden-visit-to-catholic-ohio-university-archbishop-says-he-would-not-have-granted-biden-permission-to-come\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahead Of Biden Visit To Catholic Ohio University, Archbishop Says He Would Not Have Granted Biden Permission To Come"},"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\">38<\/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%2Fahead-of-biden-visit-to-catholic-ohio-university-archbishop-says-he-would-not-have-granted-biden-permission-to-come%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=598777&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>The archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio, said in a Tuesday statement that its archbishop would not have granted permission for President Joe Biden to come to Mount St. Joseph University.<\/p>\n<p>The statement <a href=\"https:\/\/catholicaoc.org\/news\/press-releases\/statement-regarding-president-bidens-town-hall-meeting-in-cincinnati\">distanced<\/a> Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr from the university\u2019s invitation to the pro-abortion president, noting that Schnurr had \u201cnot been contacted by any involved party about the upcoming visit\u201d \u2014 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/07\/21\/politics\/how-to-watch-biden-town-hall\/index.html\">CNN town hall meeting<\/a> at the Catholic university in which Biden will reportedly answer questions from locals on his economic plans, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/bidens-town-hall-catholic-university-riles-bishop-abortion-opponents-2021-07-21\/\">according to Reuters<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/02\/media-biden-devout-catholic-liberal-ideology\/\">(RELATED: Here\u2019s Why Media Calls Biden A \u2018Devout Catholic\u2019 According To Theologians, Commentators)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cArchbishop Schnurr has therefore not been asked for, nor would he have granted, his approval for any such event to occur on Catholic premises,\u201d the statement said. \u201cMount St. Joseph University operates under the sponsorship of the Sisters of Charity and not under the direct oversight of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are reportedly expecting protests against the event, Reuters reported, noting opposition to the event by the pro-life group Cincinnati Right to Life. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/15\/vatican-united-states-conference-of-catholic-bishops-joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Three-Quarters Of Church-Going Catholics Say Politicians Who Back Abortion Shouldn\u2019t Receive Communion, Poll Shows)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Neither the archdiocese nor Mount St. Joseph University immediately responded to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7208351\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"36\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7208351\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7208351 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1233292000-1-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 5: President Joe Biden walks into Holy Trinity Catholic Church to attend Mass on June 5, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Samuel Corum\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1233292000-1-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1233292000-1-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1233292000-1-620x413-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1233292000-1-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1233292000-1-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1233292000-1-2048x1365-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7208351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 JUNE 5: President Joe Biden walks into Holy Trinity Catholic Church to attend Mass on June 5, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Samuel Corum\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Biden, the second Catholic in the nation\u2019s history to assume the highest office in the land, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.sltrib.com\/article.php?id=4208390&amp;itype=CMSID\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has frequently drawn criticism<\/a>&nbsp;for supporting and advocating for policies which the Catholic Church explicitly opposes.<\/p>\n<p>Though Biden referenced his faith as a reason for his pro-life votes in the Senate earlier in his career, he has changed his abortion stances and today champions almost unlimited abortion access as a presidential candidate. This prompted a priest to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/10\/29\/joe-biden-abortion-holy-communion\/\">deny<\/a>&nbsp;Holy Communion to Biden during mass at a Catholic church in South Carolina in October 2019.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/11\/26\/joe-biden-evolve-abortion-hyde-amendment\/\">(RELATED: Here\u2019s How Joe Biden Has Evolved On Abortion)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSadly, this past Sunday, I had to refuse Holy Communion to former Vice President Joe Biden,\u201d Father Robert E. More told the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scnow.com\/news\/local\/joe-biden-denied-holy-communion-at-florence-church\/article_4dfe451b-e181-5cdb-9da1-feae72795f0c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Morning News<\/a>.&nbsp;\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<p>The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/issues-and-action\/faithful-citizenship\/church-teaching\/catholics-in-political-life\">has warned<\/a>&nbsp;that Catholics in politics \u201chave an obligation in conscience to work toward correcting morally defective laws, lest they be guilty of cooperating in evil and in sinning against the common good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Catholic Church&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/ccc_css\/archive\/catechism\/p3s2c2a5.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">teaches<\/a> that abortion is \u201ca crime against human life,\u201d \u201cconstitutes a grave offense\u201d and that a person who obtains an abortion is automatically excommunicated from the Catholic Church. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/18\/joe-biden-catholic-catholic-church\/\">(RELATED: Biden Says Catholic Bishops Won\u2019t Vote To Deny Him Communion)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In June, the 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 to draft a statement discussing whether high profile pro-abortion politicians may be denied <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/17\/catholic-holy-communion-joe-biden\/\">Communion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As for whether the bishops <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/18\/joe-biden-catholic-catholic-church\/\">will ultimately deny him communion<\/a>, Biden told reporters last month: \u201cThat\u2019s a private matter and I don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to happen.\u201d<\/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>The archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio, said in a Tuesday statement that its archbishop would not have granted permission for President Joe Biden to come to Mount St. Joseph University.The statement &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-598777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598777","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=598777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=598777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=598777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=598777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}