Posted on 03/03/2021 6:00:46 PM PST by marshmallow
Washington D.C., Mar 2, 2021 / 09:00 am MT (CNA).- President Joe Biden cited Our Lady of Guadalupe and displayed his rosary beads in a conversation with the president of Mexico on Monday.
In the virtual conversation with Mexico’s President López Obrador, Biden—a Catholic—claimed a devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe from his previous travels to Mexico as vice president.
“During my visits, I got to know Mexico a little bit and its people, and paid my respects to the Virgin of Guadalupe. As a matter of fact, I still have my rosary beads that my son was wearing when he passed,” Biden said according to a White House transcript of the event. He noted that he visited Mexico four times as vice president.
Biden has previously referenced his son Beau’s death from brain cancer as an incident where he relied upon his faith. In a 2020 campaign ad, he said that his faith supported him through tough times, noting that “I go to Mass and I say the rosary. I find it to be incredibly comforting.”
Our Lady of Guadalupe is patroness of the Americas, given the title by Pope St. John Paul II, and is also patroness of unborn children.
Biden is just the second Catholic U.S. president, and the U.S. bishops’ conference has noted the unique circumstance of having a Catholic president who upholds Church teaching on policies such as immigration and fighting poverty, but contradicts Church teaching on life issues, marriage, religious freedom, and gender ideology.
The USCCB formed a working group in November to advise the conference on how to deal with Biden; the working group made two chief recommendations before stopping its work in early February.
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He said his son was wearing the rosary when he passed,
Maybe the son had it wrapped around his fingers when he died,like wearing a ring.
Much ado about nothing IMHO.
What he really said:
“Our lady of Guacamole”
First of all, who calls them “rosary beads”? It’s a rosary. Secondly, who wears a rosary? You carry it, not wear it.
Oh, I suppose it’s best not to make too much of this. Beau Biden died of cancer; maybe someone put the rosary around his neck while he was on his death bed. I just tend to feel that ol’ Joe hasn’t earned the benefit of the doubt on much of anything, particularly when it comes to wearing his Catholic identity on his sleeve while he openly undermines the Church in so many ways.
Biden is first and foremost a politician.....he’s been in politics for almost
50 years.......so we can safely assume he’s made a pretty good buck at it.
Says he’s a “Catholic” but only b/c there’s votes to be had.
He needs the Dems backing and funding to stay in office.....so he picks
and chooses catholic beliefs that wont alienate him from the party.
That makes him a “cafeteria Catholic.”
I still have my rosary beads that my son was wearing when he passed
you do NOT wear them...
“...el beados rosaridos....”
This pandering, drooling idiot is even dumber than he looks.
You don’t wear rosary beads. Every Catholic knows that.
You pray The Rosary with them.
Oh God. On how many levels did he offend the Mexicans? His handlers don’t think they will spot a pander ? Who was the idiot who said adults are in charge in the White House??
Biden, yet another ignorant lying democrat.
While I agree that the fake prez is also a fake Catholic, those comments about a person wearing a Rosary are wrong depending on the reasons for wearing it. Read this:
https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/wearing-the-rosary-as-a-necklace-4581
You don’t wear a Rosary
““Hot Sauce” moment.”
Well Done! In three words you say ALL that needs to be said and hopefully remembered.
Saludos!
Our very pious nuns, the Sisters of St. Joseph, in the Brooklyn Diocese
wore large black Rosary beads as part of their habit.
The beads clickety-clacked as they walked down the hall.
Sometimes, Sister had to step out for a few moments.
The kids would get rowdy.
The kid who was the lookout would yell “Sister’s coming!” as soon as he heard the beads down the hall.
Thanks for reminding me ! 😇
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