Meredith Brooks blasts Kamala Harris for now siding with Joe Biden on Tara Reade allegations

[JohnDB]

The whole situation reminds me of this:

 

[pescador]

If I'm in a plane, the most important issue is whether the pilot knows how to fly it, not his professed religion.

Yes, but the pilot must be qualified to operate the plane in all circumstances. He must have experience, even as a copilot, to fly the plane for the benefit of the passengers and/or cargo. Some instances may -- will? -- arise in which his experience and concern for his passengers is most important.

I would trust a serious Catholic over someone who, really, has no religion.

 

[Michie]

The theme of Biden as a devout Catholic has received plenty of media attention over his decades in public life, most often because he tends to point to his faith background to justify certain parts of his policy platform, such as his support for a vast welfare state and unlimited immigration. Just last summer, he began opposing capital punishment.

But when it comes to subjects on which the Left disagrees vehemently with the Catholic Church — where progressivism conflicts with the Church’s nonnegotiable dogma rather than merely with the views of some of its prelates on prudential matters such as immigration or climate change — Biden falls curiously silent about its tenets.

Though he has often referred to himself as “personally pro-life,” for instance, the former vice president has spent his entire career backing legal abortion, and he’s grown more supportive of it over the years.


As a senator, he was a long-time supporter of the bipartisan Hyde amendment, which prohibits federal Medicaid funding from directly reimbursing for elective abortion procedures. But last summer, Biden abandoned that position — a final vestige of his supposed personal opposition to abortion and respect for the consciences of pro-lifers. He now formally embraces taxpayer-funded abortion.

Meanwhile, he has promised to nominate only Supreme Court justices who believe that Roe v. Wade was rightly decided, and he has vowed to “codify Roe.” This is current Democratic Party parlance for “support only policies that ensure elective abortion remains legal throughout pregnancy.” He has not in this election cycle enumerated a single restriction on abortion that he would find acceptable.

In the National Catholic Reporter — the same outlet whose executive editor recently opined that socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is “the future of the Catholic Church” in the U.S. — writer Christopher White penned a lengthy profile of Biden, elaborating on how his “Catholic roots” have shaped his political career. Here’s part of how White puts it (though he does note later on that Biden’s stance on abortion has drawn criticism from Church officials):

Biden credits those Catholic roots — which first took seed in parishes and parochial schools in Pennsylvania and Delaware — with teaching him the importance of the human dignity of all people, a core principle of Catholic social teaching. They also shaped his understanding of solidarity, especially with the poor and the working class, which he regularly cites when talking about job security and economic policy.

With the assistance of articles such as these, Biden’s campaign has undertaken a vigorous “faith outreach” program, making the pitch that he could chip away at Trump’s base by appealing to some religious conservatives.

The Church’s teachings on human nature and sexuality are not, of course, all that it has to offer a secular world in need of the Gospel. And whatever is in Biden’s heart when it comes to his faith is, ultimately, between him and his maker. But given his longstanding, public opposition to key components of the Catholic faith — on issues as fundamental as the dignity and value of every human life from conception to death — he shouldn’t expect religious conservatives to buy the message that his witness to his faith is reason enough to support him.

Catholic Faith -- Joe Biden Plays the Catholic Card | National Review

 

[JimR-OCDS]

It's up to you of course, but I would think that voting for a Catholic, even an imperfect one, would be very important to you. Are you really going to vote for a non-Catholic (who has his faults!)?

It doesn't matter to me at all. I won't be voting for Biden just because he's a Catholic, and my wife sees him as being creepy with his touchy feely history with females.

I vote according to the character of the person, not according to religion, race or political affiliation.

 

[jgarden]

Name - State Assoc/Date Appointed - Birth Place/Year - Religion
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Brett Kavanaugh, DC 2018– — D.C. 1965 — Roman Catholic
Neil Gorsuch, CO 2017– — Co. 1967 — Episcopalian
Clarence Thomas, DC 1991– — Ga. 1948 — Roman Catholic
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, DC 1993– — N.Y. 1933 — Jewish
Stephen G. Breyer, Mass. 1994– — Calif. 1938 — Jewish
John G. Roberts, DC 2005– — N.Y. 1955 — Roman Catholic
Samuel A. Alito, Jr., N.J. 2006– — N.J. 1950 — Roman Catholic
Sonia Sotomayor N.Y. 2009– — N.Y. 1954 — Roman Catholic
Elena Kagan N.Y. 2010– — N.Y. 1960 — Jewish

Prior to JFK, no Catholic had ever been elected as President of the United States because many Protestants harbored suspicions that the Pope would ultimately be in a position to exert undo influence on his/her decision-making!

Now Evangelical Protestants have reversed this position, supporting the appointment of a succession of conservative Catholic Justices to the Supreme Court, while complaining that Biden can't be considered a good Catholic because he doesn't reflect his Church's position on abortion!