POPE FRANCIS: BIDEN TO KEEP RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION? (YOUR INSTANT REACTIONS)
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Sorry. I didn't read carefully. I would hope that whatever priest gave him communion, for the sake of the soul of that priest, didn't have a clue about the controversy. And for the sake of the soul of the pope he didn't authorize it.
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Ah, St. Patrick's in Rome. The very same church where Nancy Pelosi was going to be lector about two weeks ago and presumably receive communion before an unrelated security issue (a mask protest) caused her evacuation.
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If President Biden received the Eucharist in DC, from Archbishop Gregory, we can assume the continued implied approval of the Pope.
And coincidentally, that could also be the basis that Biden presumes is the case with the implied approval of the Pope.
His reasoning could go something like using the reception of the Eucharist from Gregory would imply the continuing approval of the Pope.
So although it would be a stretch to put such words of approval into the mouth of the Pope Himself, or to imply approval where none had been forthcoming, at best such a blatent statement from Biden of Papal approval without subsequent confirmation from the Pope Himself, should be seen for what it is.
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Biden is an unreliable reporter of the ipsissima verba of the pope. One does not know what goes on in his head to make whatever connections that result in words coming out of his mouth.
Biden thinks something; Wilton Gregory thinks something; pope Francis thinks something. Right now the clearest of them is Wilton Gregory, who has the presumed approval of the pope. The pope isn't clarifying, but that's no surprise. And Old Joe Biden says something but he's not always quite with it.
The pope needs to clarify. Hold your breath until he does and see how that goes.
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Whatever was said, we can't discount the political pressure. Memories of the recent political violence are still fresh, and the Catholic leadership is aware that excommunicating Biden could lead to concerted reprisals. However, that would make sense only if Biden asked the Pope directly. If Biden didn't ask the Pope, the Pope didn't have to offer it.
Has Pope Francis excommunicated anybody? It seems like Pope Francis isn't inclined to prevent anybody from receiving communion. It's as if people who aren't in the state of grace necessary for communion should receive it for their healing.
Has Pope Francis excommunicated anybody? It seems like Pope Francis isn't inclined to prevent anybody from receiving communion. It's as if people who aren't in the state of grace necessary for communion should receive it for their healing.
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