{"id":932810,"date":"2021-10-28T14:13:46","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T18:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=932810"},"modified":"2021-10-28T14:13:48","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T18:13:48","slug":"exclusive-pray-for-his-conversion-heres-what-us-catholics-want-out-of-bidens-meeting-with-pope-francis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-pray-for-his-conversion-heres-what-us-catholics-want-out-of-bidens-meeting-with-pope-francis\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: \u2018Pray for His Conversion\u2019: Here\u2019s What US Catholics Want Out Of Biden\u2019s Meeting With Pope Francis"},"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%2Fexclusive-pray-for-his-conversion-heres-what-us-catholics-want-out-of-bidens-meeting-with-pope-francis%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=932810&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>President Joe Biden\u2019s Friday meeting with Pope Francis comes at an inflection point for the president\u2019s relations with the Roman Catholic Church, and many American Catholics are praying the meeting will cause Biden to realign himself with the Church\u2019s core tenants.<\/p>\n<p>While Biden has called himself a devout Catholic, he publicly rejects the Church\u2019s teachings on both abortion and gay marriage. Even as Pope Francis has aggressively upheld the Church\u2019s long-standing teaching that abortion is murder, the Biden administration has been embroiled in a battle to pass a budget plan that would end the Hyde Amendment, which for decades has prevented U.S. taxpayer dollars from funding abortions. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/28\/vatican-biden-pope-francis-catholic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Vatican Cancels Plans To Livestream Biden\u2019s Meeting With Pope Francis)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span>The Hyde Amendment is the perfect example of the utter phoniness of Biden\u2019s position on abortion,\u201d said Brian Burch, executive director <a href=\"https:\/\/catholicvote.org\/mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CatholicVote<\/a>, an organization devoted to upholding Catholic teachings in politics. \u201cHe says he believes abortion is wrong, but doesn\u2019t want to force that personal belief on women. But now he wants to force Americans to pay for abortions regardless of their beliefs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span>Catholics of any political background carry deep respect for the Papacy. What we hope is for Biden to show the kind of respect due the Papacy given his Catholic faith, and humility given his gross defiance of the Church,\u201d Burch told the Daily Caller.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7208351\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"37\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7208351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>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)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/18\/united-states-conference-of-catholic-bishops-joe-biden-vatican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops<\/a> (USCCB) will meet for its fall conference in a matter of weeks, and on the agenda: drafting a statement on the meaning of communion. Many expect the statement to clarify whether priests <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/15\/vatican-united-states-conference-of-catholic-bishops-joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">should withhold communion<\/a> from high-profile, pro-choice politicians who publicly reject the Church\u2019s teachings on abortion. The statement, however, is likely only to remind faithful Catholics what it means to be faithful, says Lila Rose, a devout Catholic and president of the pro-life advocacy group Live Action. Ultimately, the decision to withhold communion from an individual rests with their priests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span>The Catholic Church has been crystal clear about how one should receive Holy Communion. <\/span>The l<span>aw is, do not present yourself for communion while in a state of willful mortal sin,\u201d Rose said, adding that there are case-by-case considerations that make a blanket policy difficult, such as whether a person may have gone to confession before seeking communion. \u201cThe teaching from the church has been set for centuries. It\u2019s not going to change.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Burch echoed that sentiment, saying no statement from the USCCB would mention Biden or any other politician by name. He added that faithful Catholics pray for Biden to change his position on these core teachings not only for the sake of policy but also for the sake of his own soul.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s about also a deep desire to reform that person and to bring them back into full communion with the Church,\u201d Burch said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis himself has not weighed in on the specific issue of withholding communion from pro-choice politicians, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/15\/pope-francis-abortion-communion-pro-abortion-catholic-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">saying in September<\/a> that he did not know enough \u201cdetails\u201d about U.S. politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScientifically it\u2019s a human life,\u201d the Holy Father said at the time. \u201cThe textbooks teach us that. But is it right to take it out to solve a problem? And this is why the Church is so strict on this issue because it is kind of like accepting this is accepting daily murder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat should the pastor do?\u201d the pope went on to ask. \u201cBe a shepherd, do not go around condemning \u2026 but be a pastor. But is he also a pastor of the excommunicated? Yes, he is the pastor and \u2026 he must be a shepherd with God\u2019s style. And God\u2019s style is closeness, compassion, and tenderness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neither the Vatican nor the White House has indicated what Biden and the pope might discuss, and the Holy See <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/28\/vatican-biden-pope-francis-catholic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cancelled its plans<\/a> to provide a live broadcast of the meeting on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMy hope is that Biden will have a change of heart both by meeting the Holy Father and by the grace of God,\u201d Rose said. \u201c<\/span><span>It\u2019s important that Catholics pray for him and pray for his conversion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s Friday meeting with Pope Francis comes at an inflection point for the president\u2019s relations with the Roman Catholic Church, and many American Catholics are praying the meeting &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-932810","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\/932810","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=932810"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/932810\/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=932810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=932810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=932810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}