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Shepherd of Springfield, Illinois, is accusing the president of ‘making a mockery of our Catholic faith’ after he made the Sign of the Cross while promoting abortion.
Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois (photo: Diocese of Springfield in Illinois)
Bishop Thomas Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois, is accusing President Joe Biden of “making a mockery of our Catholic faith” after he made the Sign of the Cross while promoting abortion.
Biden, who is the country’s second Catholic president, made the Sign of the Cross at an abortion rally in Tampa, Florida, more than two weeks ago. In his speech, the president criticized Catholic Gov. Ron DeSantis for signing a bill that restricts abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. The governor had previously helped enact legislation limiting abortion to 15 weeks of pregnancy.
“Making the Sign of the Cross is one of the most profound gestures a Catholic can make in showing reverence for Christ’s death on the cross and belief in the Holy Trinity as we sign ourselves in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” the bishop said.
Bishop Paprocki expanded on his criticism of Biden on the diocesan Dive Deep podcast the following day, May 9, saying Biden is “mocking the gesture” of the Sign of the Cross because he was doing it “to promote something that was evil, and that’s what makes it sacrilegious.”
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Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois (photo: Diocese of Springfield in Illinois)
Bishop Thomas Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois, is accusing President Joe Biden of “making a mockery of our Catholic faith” after he made the Sign of the Cross while promoting abortion.
Biden, who is the country’s second Catholic president, made the Sign of the Cross at an abortion rally in Tampa, Florida, more than two weeks ago. In his speech, the president criticized Catholic Gov. Ron DeSantis for signing a bill that restricts abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. The governor had previously helped enact legislation limiting abortion to 15 weeks of pregnancy.
“Making the Sign of the Cross is one of the most profound gestures a Catholic can make in showing reverence for Christ’s death on the cross and belief in the Holy Trinity as we sign ourselves in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” the bishop said.
Bishop Paprocki expanded on his criticism of Biden on the diocesan Dive Deep podcast the following day, May 9, saying Biden is “mocking the gesture” of the Sign of the Cross because he was doing it “to promote something that was evil, and that’s what makes it sacrilegious.”
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