[Sundaycommunity] Fwd: Tell the Catholic bishops: Don't deny Biden Communion

[Catherine Walther]

You may want to sign this. Catherine

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From: Faithful America <mail at faithfulamerica.org>
Date: Sun, May 23, 2021 at 12:43 PM
Subject: Tell the Catholic bishops: Don't deny Biden Communion
To: Catherine Walther <catherine.walther at gmail.com>


When the U.S. Catholic bishops' conference holds its annual meeting next
month, leaders plan to vote on whether to pressure President Biden to stop
taking Communion as punishment for his pro-choice positions.

<https://act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/bishops-politicize-communion/?t=1&akid=5276%2E151772%2EAVZnsL>

Dear Faithful America member,

When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their annual meeting next month, *bishops
plan to vote on pressuring President Biden to stop taking Communion*,
excluding him from his church’s "source and summit of Christian life."

If this right-wing hit job proceeds, it will be in spite of the Vatican's
warning that such a vote could cause "discord rather than unity." It would
also be just for show: Washington's Cardinal Wilton Gregory has made it
clear he will not deny Biden Communion, proving *the vote's only point is
to send a partisan signal.*

Fortunately, not every bishop is on board. San Diego's Robert McElroy has
said it's "the wrong step" to exclude pro-choice leaders from Communion --
especially while ignoring the "intrinsic evil" of racism: "The Eucharist is
being weaponized and deployed as a tool in political warfare. This must not
happen."

Despite these spiritual pleas from McElroy and others, the bishops'
conservative leaders are moving ahead with their anti-Biden crusade,
stopping at nothing to score cheap political points. They're ignoring Pope
Francis's advice rather than following his pastoral example, and *they need
to hear from grassroots Catholics and other Christians who are outraged at
this weaponization of worship*.

*Tell the bishops' conference: Don't politicize Holy Communion. Cancel your
anti-Biden vote >>*
<https://act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/bishops-politicize-communion/?t=2&akid=5276%2E151772%2EAVZnsL>

Thank you for everything you do to love your neighbor.

In peace,
- Jason, Rev. Nathan, and the Faithful America team



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of Christ? Because the loaf of bread is one, we, though many, are one body,
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