Among the faithful packing the pews was Vice President Biden along with his wife, Jill. Biden received communion, despite his support for abortion rights.
Unlike his predecessor, Dolan does give communion to Catholics who stray from church dogma on abortion policy, saying he prefers to persuade them in discussion rather deny them the Eucharist.
Ping for later
One sure sign of a priest who doesn’t believe in his religion is if that priest gives communion to sloe Joe.
It’s time for a Catholic Reformation.
REFORMATION:
1.act of reforming: the act or process of reforming somebody or something
2.reformed state: a reformed state, especially a general improvement in somebody’s behavior
WWPD?
It is litereally scandal.
It’s also a slap in the face to the faithful struggling with sin. Why bother?
How do we know if Vice President Biden went to Confession before Communion? And why on Earth are they using cameras in church? I am certainly glad that I am not photographed at church especially when going to Communion. That is supposed to be very personal and humbling while receiving Jesus’ body and possibly blood.
>>Dolan does give communion to Catholics who stray from church dogma on abortion policy, saying he prefers to persuade them in discussion rather deny them the Eucharist.<<
The bishop of Wilmington, DE said the same thing when he was first installed. To my knowledge, he has not backed off that cop-out and has had no meetings with “minus IQ” Biden.
I do hope the Holy Father will block some time from his anticipated dialogue with islam, to have some with Dolan.
The Church of What’s Happenin’ Now. When will the gay weddings begin?
Vice President Joe Biden attended mass and received communion on Sunday at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York where the mass was celebrated by Cardinal Timothy Dolan.
At a time when the administration is being sued by Dolan and the Catholic Bishop’s Conference over the Obama health care provision on birth control, the meeting was seen as an attempt to create a new dialogue.
An Irish American Catholic, Biden receiving communion was also seen as significant. Dolan’s predecessor Cardinal Edward Egan refused to give communion to those who differed with the church on the abortion issue.
Biden says he is pro-life but will not seek to impose his views on others.
Biden met with Cardinal Dolan after the mass for coffee but what they discussed was not made public.
Biden’s latest move comes at a time when the Obama administration appears to be using the VP in a new outreach to American Catholics.
Biden represented the administration at the swearing in of Pope Francis in Rome where he again received communion. He was also inaugurated into the Irish America Hall of Fame last week, also in New York, attended by many leading Irish American Catholics.
Timothy Cardinal Dolan preached at home yesterday for the first time since jetting to the Vatican to help pick a new pope — and received a surprise visit from Joe Biden during the Palm Sunday services.
“We welcome the vice president of the United States, Mr. Biden, we welcome him here,” Dolan told parishioners, celebrating the start of Holy Week at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. “You have a place in our thoughts and prayers.”
And then he followed up with words to the effect of "just wait a few weeks until after the election. Everything will be back to normal." He's either a non-believer or a fool.