Joe Biden is a proud Catholic. He carries a rosary to remember his late son, Beau, and, as recent headlines show, he attends Mass even during a grueling campaign.
But when the former vice president presented himself for Communion at St. Anthony Catholic Church in South Carolina on Sunday, a priest denied him the sacrament. The pastor then discussed the moment with a reporter. “Any public figure who advocates for abortion places himself or herself outside of church teaching,” the Rev. Robert E. Morey explained in an email to the Florence News.
You don’t have to be a Christian, a Democrat — or even agree with Biden’s position that the government shouldn’t criminalize abortion — to recognize that this crass politicization of a holy sacrament is deeply problematic.