
Archbishop Chaput: Denying Biden Communion is ‘Pastoral’ Not ‘Political’
Joe Biden will become the second baptized Catholic to be sworn in as U.S. president.
Joe Biden will become the second baptized Catholic to be sworn in as U.S. president.
The event is an annual gathering of Catholic leaders held in Washington, D.C., begun in 2004 to promote Pope John Paul II’s call for the New Evangelization.
COMMENTARY: Much of the recent history of the Catholic Church in the United States can be told in the lives of these two men, who were both ordained Aug. 29, 1970.
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The Philadelphia archbishop critiqued proposals to admit to sacramental Communion those divorced-and-civilly-remarried persons who carry on marital relations, despite the validity of the prior union, instead of living chastely as brother and sister.
While Western media may have overlooked it, within the synod halls, the bishops were earnestly discussing how to deal with a problem that is a scourge to families and the Church.
The archbishop of New York, part of the ongoing synod on the family, said those striving for virtue also need to feel the Church’s ‘support and encouragement.’
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Philly’s shepherd discusses the Holy Father’s just-announced visit and other aspects of next year’s World Meeting of Families.
The Philadelphia archbishop says Pope Francis’ attendance at the World Meeting of Families will be a blessing for the event and for the world.
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