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Abortion: The Only Sacrament Joe Biden Takes Seriously
Joe Biden is all in on increasing access to abortion – anywhere, anytime – not only here in the USA, but also worldwide. He issued this disgusting statement Friday:
Today marks the 48th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Roe v. Wade.
In the past four years, reproductive health, including the right to choose, has been under relentless and extreme attack. We are deeply committed to making sure everyone has access to care – including reproductive health care – regardless of income, race, zip code, health insurance status, or immigration status.
The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to codifying Roe v. Wade and appointing judges that respect foundational precedents like Roe. We are also committed to ensuring that we work to eliminate maternal and infant health disparities, increase access to contraception, and support families economically so that all parents can raise their families with dignity. This commitment extends to our critical work on health outcomes around the world.
As the Biden-Harris Administration begins in this critical moment, now is the time to rededicate ourselves to ensuring that all individuals have access to the health care they need.
But remember, Joe is a “devout” Catholic.
And the Cardinal Archbishop of Washington DC is complicit in this farce because he willingly gives Joe Holy Communion. Scandal upon scandal.
I am sick and tired of reading about what a decent man Joe Biden is.
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Is the Pope Catholic?
Don’t ask me to explain it, but I think this is a really big problem. It’s like mind numbing stupidity to drive us towards communism. The “decent” and “thoughtful” people talk like this.
This is the next evolution of what you are talking about:
They do admit that the “right to choose” is among reproductive health issues. So are proper diet and physical activity, as are the blessings of a new child. Either for the mother and her family, or for a family that desires to adopt a child.
They choose their words carefully so as to use them against people who object. But these words only mean what they say they mean if we accept them. The trouble is too often their meaning is accepted and we find ourselves arguing against lies even before we put our boots on.
Edit corrected spelling.
Eliminate maternal and infant health disparities? Let’s see, after an abortion the mother is generally alive and the infant is dead. And as @OmegaPaladin points out this is done with;
Given Joe’s current cognitive abilities, this might make sense, but we all know he isn’t writing his own speeches. He has a speech writer, or more likely a team, that carefully contort these words into meanings the opposite of the truth.
Some do this, because they have given in to the evil in their hearts. Others despite it being evil. And still others, because they are ignorant of it being evil.
As Thomas Jefferson said, regarding a different evil, “I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.”
i.e.
Remember, G-d will judge.
I still hold on to Hope. We have not seen this before:
Disturbing and Tragic … US Conference of Bishops
No Catholic In Good Conscience Can Favor Abortion … San Francisco Archbishop Cordileone
Why don’t you believe him? After all, he told the lie often enough.
Not to pay taxes?
The NYT seems to be pushing for canonization.
Absolute drivel.
Absolute drivel indeed. If only courageous Bishops and Presiders called out this phony by denying him communion, the drivel would be exposed on the spot.
So, exactly what are the real devout Catholics supposed to do? Not say, but do? I am not Catholic, but I understand what is happening to the 2000+-year-old Church. Will there be another schism from Rome? Do the devout in the US simply refuse to support their church hierarchy? If so, how? What effect can they have? What do the Ricochet Catholics see as the path forward, in a regime that does not recognize them, and might be getting ready to persecute them for their beliefs?
But in vain do they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’
Matthew 15:9
We can only pray (a first resort, not last resort, in any situation) and boldly confront our bishops in words.
The Church is not a democracy. Bishops are not elected representatives. They are chosen by God to follow in the lineage of Christ’s apostles as our spiritual shepherds, to act “in the person of Christ” in the sacraments and formal teachings.
There is movement even among orthodox Catholics to call for more direction of activities by the laity. To some extent, that is in keeping with the true heart of Vatican II. But there is also a worldly desire for control over roles the Lord reserves to those who have received the sacrament of Ordination (bishops and, only by extension, priests). There is a temptation to abrogate roles, as has caused so much confusion and ruin between the sexes amid the Sexual Revolution.
Ultimately, bishops and priests alone can decide when to withhold Holy Communion. We can only seek to persuade them and ask God to grant us all clarity and courage.
That is such a crock on its face. George W. Bush was sincerely religious. He didn’t put in a show for the media. The fact that Biden puts on a show makes me skeptical of his sincerity.
Well that’s a whole subject in itself. No I don’t think there will be a schism. We’re a big family that argues.
I second what @aaronmiller said about prayer – that is our weapon.
We must also live our lives as saints – that is our calling.
There is essentially a schism in the Church – we can see it in the USCCB – the President of the Conference, Archbishop Gomez of LA pointed out the areas of moral failure that Biden and Co. promote (abortion, contraception, “same-sex marriage”, gender ideology) or fail to protect (religious freedom). Certain bishops (Cupich, McElroy, Tobin) and priests (Slim Jim Martin) find the type of language Gomez used “harsh” and instead want to focus on the prog-lib agenda of climate change, racism, and immigration. The Church exists to give glory to God for the salvation of souls – it doesn’t take a moral theologian to figure out which side promotes the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
I am fortunate to be in a diocese that has a sound bishop (Joseph Strickland of Tyler, TX). I support him fully through prayer and pocketbook. The old guard that are sycophants of Pope Francis are a dying breed and it can be seen in their dioceses – they are dying as well. Surprisingly, all the flirting with heresy that Francis has done has strengthened the Traditional orders and the thirst for the Traditional Latin Mass.
Our path forward is prayer and living as saints. We must never waiver in our commitment to Jesus Christ and the preaching and living of the Gospel. Large families and home schooling will become ever more important to battle the evil taught in the public schools.
Sister Lucia, the last of the seers of Fatima, said that the final battle between Christ and Satan would be over marriage and the family. Biden is all in on the side of Satan – particularly on abortion, “SSM”, and gender ideology.
We are the Church Militant, we have no choice but to fight evil. And we carry this fight forward with prayer and exposing the hypocrites and heretics in our Church.
We shall not weary, we shall not rest.
The Friday morning’s Respect Life Mass here in Columbus, Ohio was disrupted by eight “reproductive rights activists” who proudly paraded up and down the aisles of St. Joseph Cathedral, with their cardboard signs, chanting the charming ditty,
“two, four, six, eight, this church teaches hate”.
The thugs were eventually ejected by Columbus Police but they clearly achieved their objective, of having their faces on the evening news. There was no record of any arrests made. Bishop Brennan, the celebrant of the Mass, gave a bland statement that was so weak that it is not worth repeating.
This is what Catholics have to look forward to for the foreseeable future. Thank heavens that we have a “devout Catholic” as our President; a man who will surely protect our sacred Mass. (Sorry, I wish I could be more sarcastic, but I simply can’t muster anything better.)
“A different, more liberal Christianity”, a Christianity devoid of Scriptural foundation based on the sinful desires of man rather than on Christ and his Church, “grounds his life and his policies”.
There. I fixed their sentence for them.
I expect you good people have done good work making all the main points. Here’s a point that’s a bit off-topic:
Remember when they used to insist that Republican candidates for President promise not to impose an anti-Roe litmus test on judicial nominees? What rubbish that was. The pro-Roe litmus test for Democrat nominees was always a thing, wasn’t it?
Yes, and it still is.
The Republican national convention always has at least one pro-abortion speaker. Every time.
When was the last time the Democrat national convention had an anti-abortion speaker? I can’t remember. It’s been a long time.
For them, it’s more than a litmus test. Scott is right. For them, it’s a sacrament. Non-negotiable.
Oh, they will. As will we all.
Our old friend, Sister Simone Campbell, of the Obama-era Nuns on the Bus fame weighs in with her (wrong) take on St. Joe’s “very developed approach” to abortion. She claims that because St. Joe is so concerned about religious liberty that he doesn’t want to force his beliefs on others.
This is total hogwash. Abortion is a human rights issue, not a religious liberty issue. These people really do think we are stupid. They have sold their souls to the father of lies.
A pro-abortion nun. Wow.
That just blew my mind for the day…
Matt Walsh gives a good description of the religion Joe follows: the religion of self (from 09:15 to 11:12
As Alexandra writes, we must demand better of our brother in baptism. Perhaps articles like hers and posts like mine can play a small part. We have to get the word out that he is not a devout Catholic as he claims to be.
President Biden has a “very developed approach” to abortion, said Sister Simone Campbell of the Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice.
“Developed” – The macabre nature of the language these people use is disturbing. Are they gaslighting the pro-life movement or just completely unaware of how they sound?
His approach to abortion is so developed that he supports babies being able to develop a full nine months (and even longer in some states) before murdering them.
I love this lady. She does a wonderful job of dissecting Sr. Simone.
Maybe one day a bishop will speak this forcefully. One can hope.