Biden Should Stop Calling Himself a ‘Devout Catholic’ while Supporting Abortion – Archbishop Asserts

A leading archbishop is calling on
President Joe Biden to stop defining
himself as a “devout Catholic” because
of his endorsement of abortion, The
Christian Post reports.
In an interview with The Catholic World
Report (CWR) published Saturday,
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, spoke
out on Biden’s pro-choice views,
asserting that abortion is “contrary to
Catholic moral teaching”.
“The president should stop defining
himself as a devout Catholic, and
acknowledge that his view on abortion
is contrary to Catholic moral teaching,”
he contended.
Naumann, who is also the chairman of
the U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life
Activities, suggested that the President
should say that he disagrees with his
church over their view on abortion and
that he was acting “contrary to Church
teaching.”
In response to Biden saying he’s a
devout Catholic, “we bishops have the
responsibility to correct him,” Naumann
argued.
“Although people have given this
president power and authority, he
cannot define what it is to be a Catholic
and what Catholic moral teaching is,”
he continued.
Naumann told CWR that Biden is
“usurping the role of the bishops and
confusing people” because he supports
abortion while maintaining that he is a
professing Catholic.
“He’s declaring that he’s Catholic, and
is going to force people to support
abortion through their tax dollars,”
Naumann noted. “The bishops need to
correct him, as the president is acting
contrary to the Catholic faith.”
When asked about his thoughts about
a Florida priest who denied Biden
communion in 2019, Naumann
stressed that the President “has the
responsibility not to present himself for
Holy Communion.”
“When Catholics receive the Eucharist,
they are acknowledging the real
presence of Jesus, and also belief in
the teachings of the Church,” the
archbishop explained.
“President Biden doesn’t believe in the
Church’s teachings on the sanctity of
human life, and he should not put the
priest in the situation where he has to
decide whether or not to allow him to
receive the Eucharist, Naumann
asserted. “He should know that after 78
years as a Catholic.”
Naumann, 71, is the fourth and current
Archbishop of Kansas City, Kansas, a
position he has held since 2005.