San Diego bishop: It’d be ‘destructive’ for US bishops’ conference to ban pro-abortion Biden from Communion lifesitenews.com

San Diego based Bishop Robert McElroy has criticized the issue of abortion being used by some bishops as “the de facto litmus test” in determining whether a Catholic politician is a “faithful Catholic,” with reference to Joe Biden. He said that the pro-abortion U.S. President should not be banned from receiving Holy Communion, even though such a position appears to contradict Church law.

McElroy made his comments when speaking as part of a discussion on “President Biden, U.S. Bishops, and Pope Francis: How to Promote Catholic Principles in a Divided Church and Nation,” hosted by Jesuit-run Georgetown University. Amongst other guests, McElroy was joined by NBC News chief environmental affairs correspondent, Anne Thompson, as well as John Carr who for two decades was director of Justice, Peace, and Human Development for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)…

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