{"id":737690,"date":"2021-09-10T11:51:52","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T15:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=737690"},"modified":"2021-09-10T11:51:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T15:51:55","slug":"dc-archbishop-fires-back-at-biden-over-texas-heartbeat-law-president-not-demonstrating-catholic-teaching-with-abortion-stance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-archbishop-fires-back-at-biden-over-texas-heartbeat-law-president-not-demonstrating-catholic-teaching-with-abortion-stance\/","title":{"rendered":"DC Archbishop Fires Back At Biden Over Texas \u2018Heartbeat\u2019 Law: President \u2018Not Demonstrating Catholic Teaching\u2019 With Abortion Stance"},"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%2Fdc-archbishop-fires-back-at-biden-over-texas-heartbeat-law-president-not-demonstrating-catholic-teaching-with-abortion-stance%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=737690&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\/09\/Joe-Biden-5-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Following in the footsteps of Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, the archbishop of Rep. Nancy Pelosi\u2019s (D-CA) home diocese in San Francisco, California \u2014 who said, this week, that excommunication could be on the table for Catholic politicians who openly support abortion \u2014 &nbsp;Washington, D.C., archbishop Cardinal Wilton Gregory had harsh criticism for President Joe Biden over his comments about the Texas \u201cheartbeat\u201d law, which effectively bans abortion as soon as fetal cardiac activity can be detected.<\/p>\n<p>Biden commented, earlier this week, that he did not agree that \u201clife begins at conception\u201d and seemed to suggest that he disagreed with an immutable teaching of the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI respect those who believe life begins at the moment of conception,\u201d Biden said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/248878\/president-joe-biden-says-he-doesnt-believe-life-begins-at-conception-contradicting-past-statements\">according to Catholic News Agency<\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t agree, but I respect that. I\u2019m not going to impose that on people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s comments directly contradict the Catholic Church\u2019s teaching on the subject and represent a distinct departure from Biden\u2019s past statements on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scborromeo.org\/ccc\/p3s2c2a5.htm#2270\">Catechism of the Catholic Church says, very plainly in paragraph 2270<\/a>, that \u201chuman life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception. From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person \u2013 among which is the inviolable right of every innocent being to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"18\">\n<p>Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text1\">You shall not kill the embryo by abortion and shall not cause the newborn to perish.<\/span>God, the Lord of life, has entrusted to men the noble mission of safeguarding life, and men must carry it out in a manner worthy of themselves. Life must be protected with the utmost care from the moment of conception: abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cardinal Gregory\u2019s comments on Biden\u2019s statement were very clear: he is \u201cnot demonstrating\u201d a commitment to Catholic teaching.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCardinal Wilton Gregory says President Joe Biden \u2018is not demonstrating Catholic teaching\u2019 with his abortion stance,\u201d Crux, a Catholic news publication, reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Catholic Church teaches, and has taught, that human life begins at conception, so the president is not demonstrating Catholic teaching,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur church has not changed its position on the immorality of abortion,\u201d Gregory continued, referencing the idea that Catholic teaching could be evolving on the subject of abortion, given Biden\u2019s stance, and the president\u2019s claim that he is \u201cdevout\u201d in his beliefs. \u201cI don\u2019t see how we could because we believe that every human life is sacred.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cardinal Gregory has largely been lukewarm on the issue of Catholic bishops denying Communion to Catholic politicians who support abortion, telling media, earlier this year, that he would privately counsel the president rather than publicly deny him the sacrament during Mass.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s not going to be on speed dial, and I hope I\u2019m not on his speed dial,\u201d he told the Today Show in February. \u201cBut there will be moments when I will be able to speak to him about faith, about the works that he is trying to accomplish that we can be supportive of, but also areas where we\u2019re not going to agree. But I\u2019m going to always try to do it in a respectful way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Archbishop Cordileone, following an outcry about the Texas \u201cheartbeat\u201d law \u2014 and public statements condemning the law from Catholic politicians, including Pelosi \u2014 penned an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nancy-pelosis-archbishop-says-excommunication-is-an-option-for-abortion-supporting-catholic-politicians\">op-ed in the Washington Post<\/a> where he suggested the time may be coming when the Church levies a harsh penalty for supporting abortion and called on his colleagues in the Church hierarchy to address the issue with charity but also force.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou cannot be a good Catholic and support expanding a government-approved right to kill innocent human beings,\u201d Cordileone said.<\/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 <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following in the footsteps of Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, the archbishop of Rep. 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