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Pope Benedict Refused Abortion Activist Joe Biden an Invitation to His Funeral
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Pope Benedict XVI declined an invitation to Joe Biden to attend his funeral and apparently made the decision to prevent the abortion activist from attending before he died.
Biden was not invited to attend Pope Benedict’s XVI funeral at the request of the late Pope himself. Instead, the Vatican ambassador will attend the funeral procession.
“The U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, Joe Donnelly, will represent the United States at the funeral of the Pope, in line with the wishes of the late Pope and the Vatican,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in comments to the White House press gathering. “This is what — this is what their requests were. This is what their wishes were.”
“So, as the President said in his statement, as I’m sure you saw, he joins Catholics and so many others around the world in mourning the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI,” Jean-Pierre said, adding “he will always remember the Pope’s generosity and meaningful conversation they had when he visited the Vatican in 2011.”
Biden himself got testy in an exchange with reporters — telling them “you know why” when asked about the reasons he won’t be in attendance.
Biden admitted he asked about attending but was told he could not attend.
During his time as the leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict was a consistent pro-life voice condemning the evil of abortion.
He made it clear that children are a blessing and a treasure.
“Children truly are the family’s greatest treasure and most precious good.
Consequently, everyone must be helped to become aware of the intrinsic evil of the crime of abortion,” the former pontiff said. “In attacking human life in its very first stages, it is also an aggression against society itself.”
In March, Pope Benedict brought up the conflict between President Joe Biden’s claims of faith and his support for radical pro-abortion policies.
Biden describes himself as a devout Catholic, but he also supports radical pro-abortion and anti-religious freedom policies that contradict his faith. This has caused controversy among Catholics, especially Catholic leaders in America, about whether Biden should be allowed to receive communion if he remains unrepentant.
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Pope Benedict XVI declined an invitation to Joe Biden to attend his funeral and apparently made the decision to prevent the abortion activist from attending before he died.
Biden was not invited to attend Pope Benedict’s XVI funeral at the request of the late Pope himself. Instead, the Vatican ambassador will attend the funeral procession.
“The U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, Joe Donnelly, will represent the United States at the funeral of the Pope, in line with the wishes of the late Pope and the Vatican,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in comments to the White House press gathering. “This is what — this is what their requests were. This is what their wishes were.”
“So, as the President said in his statement, as I’m sure you saw, he joins Catholics and so many others around the world in mourning the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI,” Jean-Pierre said, adding “he will always remember the Pope’s generosity and meaningful conversation they had when he visited the Vatican in 2011.”
Biden himself got testy in an exchange with reporters — telling them “you know why” when asked about the reasons he won’t be in attendance.
Biden admitted he asked about attending but was told he could not attend.
During his time as the leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict was a consistent pro-life voice condemning the evil of abortion.
He made it clear that children are a blessing and a treasure.
“Children truly are the family’s greatest treasure and most precious good.
Consequently, everyone must be helped to become aware of the intrinsic evil of the crime of abortion,” the former pontiff said. “In attacking human life in its very first stages, it is also an aggression against society itself.”
In March, Pope Benedict brought up the conflict between President Joe Biden’s claims of faith and his support for radical pro-abortion policies.
Biden describes himself as a devout Catholic, but he also supports radical pro-abortion and anti-religious freedom policies that contradict his faith. This has caused controversy among Catholics, especially Catholic leaders in America, about whether Biden should be allowed to receive communion if he remains unrepentant.
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@Rand Miller He was the pope. And he was very smart. He was a modernist, and supported Vatican 2. Yes. However, he also opened up the TLM, and became more conservative as he got older. He is probably one of the worst popes we ever had. But, he was the pope. He was the Vicar of Christ. When you go to your filthy Sedvacantist mass, you are participating in protestant theater. Good luck.