It amused me to no end that Biden claims that the Pope declared him a “good Catholic,” despite his stance on abortion rights and that he should continue receiving communion. All this despite a meeting two weeks hence when American bishops will have their say on the matter. This, of course, opens a whole new chapter on what the church is willing to overlook, as long as you continue being a “good Catholic.” Perhaps the pontiff should clarify exactly what that entails. But one would have expected such a decision from this, perhaps the most liberal pope ever appointed. Might the Vatican be willing to overlook something as inconvenient and theologically abhorrent as abortion if the good Catholic in question is a progressive whose politics are more consistent with the Pope’s worldview?
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