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.
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Analysis: Will Archbishop Gregory’s ‘Dialogue’ with Biden Undermine USCCB?
While Archbishop Gregory has every proper right to “dialogue” with an individual Catholic in his diocese, it is less clear that the Archbishop of Washington is ex officio empowered to bargain with the head of state on behalf of the Church across the country.
Analysis: Archbishop Gregory Says He Won’t Deny Biden Communion. How Will Catholics Respond?
In 2004, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, then head of the Church’s doctrinal office, told U.S. bishops in a memo that a Catholic politician “consistently campaigning and voting for permissive abortion and euthanasia laws” is engaged in “manifest” and “formal cooperation” in grave sin.
