Posted on 04/30/2024 11:29:48 AM PDT by Morgana
U.S. president Joe Biden has come under fire for making the sign of the cross during a rally criticizing measures that restrict abortion.
Among his critics are José Ignacio Munilla, the bishop of Orihuela-Alicante in Spain, who called Biden’s gesture a “sacrilege.”
Biden went to Tampa, Florida, on April 23 for a campaign stop one week before a law restricting abortion in the state from 15 to six weeks of gestation was due to go into effect.
While a Biden supporter on stage criticized Florida governor and former Republican candidate for president Ron DeSantis for signing the bill, Biden made the sign of the cross.
On his weekday radio program on Radio María España, Munilla said that making the sign of the cross in support of abortion constitutes a “sacrilegious” gesture and “the desecration of the sign of the cross.”
“Invoking Jesus Christ in support of abortion” has drawn strong criticism “in many pro-life and Catholic circles,” the bishop pointed out.
Crossing oneself, Munilla said, is meant to be used as a sign “in which we remember that Jesus gave his life for us, he gave his life for all the innocents, he gave his life to restore innocence and to make us saints.”
To use the sign of the cross as Biden did, however, is to “invoke the cross in a sacrilegious manner.”
Referring to the incident, the Spanish prelate warned of the risk that a Catholic might publicly show his faith by crossing himself while at the same time twisting its meaning “in a sacrilegious manner.” Munilla questions moral stature of Biden, Trump
In addition to commenting on the incident, the prelate also offered a critical analysis of the two contenders for president of the United States, Biden and former president Donald Trump.
“In a nation like the United States, shouldn’t there be [candidates] from both the Democratic Party as well as the Republican Party with enough moral stature to properly represent their parties to the electorate?” he asked. In his opinion, both Biden and Trump lack that moral stature.
“Consider what Biden represents with his deteriorating condition, even psychologically, to run for president again with this absolute desecration of his own (purportedly Catholic) values, having made the cause of abortion, the spread of abortion throughout the world, almost his highest value,” Munilla said, commenting on the incumbent president.
Regarding Trump, Munilla noted that “although he has defended the pro-life cause — not totally, but in fact in a forceful way — he is involved in many [court] cases in which his moral stature has undoubtedly been seriously affected.”
Munilla prayed that the Lord “would raise up vocations to public life so that there are truly young people who, with a life of integrity consistent with their values, have as their only watchword, as the only driving force of their entering into political life, the desire to serve the common good.”
American bishops can’t be bothered.
Viva España.
Meanwhile Pope Douchenozzle told the bishops to stay out of the war against abortion:
Thank you xoxox!!!!
I was waiting to see how long it would take for someone to say that.
It did not take long first comment in.
“ he is involved in many [court] cases in which his moral stature has undoubtedly been seriously affected.”
Oh really…so Trump is compromised by the ruling powers attempting to frame him and prosecute him for crimes that he didn’t commit and crimes that were made up by the ruling powers solely to trap him and destroy him.
Isn’t that a bit familiar? Would the good Bishop say that Jesus Christ was morally compromised by being brought up on charges by the Roman civil and the Jewish religious power structures?
Like Biden cares?
Claiming to be Catholic while cheerleading for abortion on demand up to including the moment of birth for any reason or none at all would seem to me (admitted non-Catholic) to be heretical.
When Nancy Pelosi mentions in print (frequently) that she is Catholic, I always assume she is misspelling alcoholic.
José will be thrown in the dungeon soon.
A sad and very accurate comment.
Party politics having invaded the pulpit in so many ways, it is assured that the "courageous" will not be seen coming from the comfy places of the timid trendy.
The only thing Biden knows about Jesus Christ is it’s what his dad called him all the time.
Hat tip to Boll Cosby
The Blame by Spain Falls Mainly on the LameBrain
But he has so much compassion, and he’s a great father. /s
Great Grandfather too!
Needed that hearty LOL!
That was my 1st thought.
I agree with José Ignacio Munilla 100 💯%.
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