re: Vatican warns bishops not to deny communion to Biden, politicians over abortion

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So the Pope is endorsing sin. Got it.

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Sounds like the pope is ok with killing innocent babies.

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No, what the pope is actually saying if that Joe Biden wants to support sin and champion sin, and go even further by taking the Eucharist in a state of sin, then that's his sin he has to deal with.

The problem with this viewpoint is that it isn't consistent to denying the Eucharist to re-married divorcees and other ex-communications that occur. Or giving to a practicing homosexual.

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Gives communion to pro-abortion 'Catholics'

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Having a political position is not necessarily a sin. It's poor wisdom and can lead to sin, but if Joe Biden hasn't procured an abortion, he's just a bad Catholic, and not necessarily a sinner. It does depend on his ACTUAL beliefs. Does he encourage abortion? Or does he say we shouldn't limit it? Is his sin actually that he is lying, saying he supports Abortion when internally he doesn't? We don't know.

Mind you, I'm a conservative Catholic, and Francis is an awful Pope, but humans and sin are complex. Navigating that conversation isn't as simple as a one-off line in a discussion board thread.