Posted on 12/13/2020 6:48:38 PM PST by xomething
Joe Biden rarely misses Sunday Mass. So it was notable when the President-elect didn't attend church on November 29, the first Sunday of Advent and the beginning of the season when Roman Catholics like Biden prepare for Christmas.
Biden's absence was understandable, since just a day earlier he had broken his foot. But the following weekend, Biden was back at his home parish in Wilmington, Delaware -- St. Joseph on the Brandywine -- for Saturday's vigil Mass. He was there again on Tuesday on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, a holy day of obligation.
That's a level of devotion to regular religious services not seen from recent presidents, who were professed Christians but intermittently attended church or worshipped privately while in office. Donald Trump has not had a habit of attending church services weekly, though he made several appearances at the Episcopal church in West Palm Beach near his resort as well as at various evangelical churches across the country.
Barack Obama would go to church for the occasional Christmas or Easter service in Washington or on vacation in Hawaii, but rarely during the rest of the year. And George W. Bush, being a high-profile born-again Christian, tended to worship privately as president at Camp David and intermittently attended church services in Washington, DC, and Texas.
But for Biden, who next month will become the second Catholic president in US history, attending weekly Mass is expected to be a fixed part of his schedule. And while it's unclear whether he will adopt a permanent parish in Washington during his term, Biden's churchgoing will not only provide a window into his spiritual side. It will also be core to his political brand -- apparent not just in the pursuit of his policy agenda but even in his schedule as...
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“Roman Catholics like Biden “. In other words, phonies.
He doesn’t know how to say, “Psalms.”
I miss having Christopher Hitchens around to cast
the grifter spell on the Clintons and Mother Teresa.
Nothing is more sacred to Joe than what the Clintons
did for grifter SOP performance—unmatched.
I know. It already feels like it's been 3 years.
NOW the work begins to make Biden acceptable. After they can see the pedestal they’ll mount him on.
I’ve yet to hear a Catholic point out Biden’s Catholicism as an objective fact about him. Or even say anything otherwise positive about him.
CNN-APPROVED CHRISTIANS
“God, I don’t think I can take this crap for 4 years.”
You and me both. And btw, didn’t that great sinner Bill Clinton attend church regularly?
OK, that WAS probably decades ago at this point.
Oh, please. What a pantload.
President Trump went to church many times.
Who cares if that wicked, baby killing, heretic Biden darkens the doors of a church?
CNN is full of snakes and dragons.
No worries!
Sloe Joe and The Hoe will not take the Oath of Office on Jan 20!
His faith has been on display since he decided to turn his back on Americans still defenseless in the womb.
What a crock of excrement.
The only thing on “full” display when Biden attends church is his hypocrisy.
Excellent questions. Too bad you’re not a journalist.
Uh, where was he going to Mass? All other Catholics in the country were not allowed the attend Mass in person. Does CNN really think people believe that nonsense?
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