Fox Host Criticises Priest For Denying Biden - by Bill Donohue
Joe Biden, a self-proclaimed Catholic, was denied Holy Communion by a South Carolina priest because of his pro-abortion convictions. “Fox & Friends” host Brian Kilmeade criticized the priest for doing so. …More
Joe Biden, a self-proclaimed Catholic, was denied Holy Communion by a South Carolina priest because of his pro-abortion convictions. “Fox & Friends” host Brian Kilmeade criticized the priest for doing so.
Kilmeade, who is Catholic, decried the decision by the priest, calling it “an extremely negative thing.”
He also took issue with co-host Ainsley Earhardt, who is not Catholic, for suggesting that Biden was free to join some other church. “I think that’s very judgmental,” he said.
He then ridiculed the idea that everyone who goes to Communion should have to get off the Communion line because he is guilty of some infraction of Church teachings. “Don’t try to get Communion because you missed church on Sunday.”
Kilmeade is right to say that denying Biden the Eucharist was “an extremely negative thing.” It can also be said that Biden’s persistent denial of Church teaching on abortion is “an extremely negative thing.”
Kilmeade is also right to say that Earhardt’s suggestion that Biden is …More
Kilmeade, who is Catholic, decried the decision by the priest, calling it “an extremely negative thing.”
He also took issue with co-host Ainsley Earhardt, who is not Catholic, for suggesting that Biden was free to join some other church. “I think that’s very judgmental,” he said.
He then ridiculed the idea that everyone who goes to Communion should have to get off the Communion line because he is guilty of some infraction of Church teachings. “Don’t try to get Communion because you missed church on Sunday.”
Kilmeade is right to say that denying Biden the Eucharist was “an extremely negative thing.” It can also be said that Biden’s persistent denial of Church teaching on abortion is “an extremely negative thing.”
Kilmeade is also right to say that Earhardt’s suggestion that Biden is …More
@Ultraviolet
Yes, it's true that those in Mortal Sin should not receive Holy Communion. The problem is that we do not know whether Biden, or anyone else, is in mortal sin. That's why we accuse ourselves in the Confessional--no one is pointing the finger at us.
I said pubicly not publicity. Biden is a very public man. Further, he has had, and perhaps will have, influence on laws of the US. Although …More
@Ultraviolet
Yes, it's true that those in Mortal Sin should not receive Holy Communion. The problem is that we do not know whether Biden, or anyone else, is in mortal sin. That's why we accuse ourselves in the Confessional--no one is pointing the finger at us.
I said pubicly not publicity. Biden is a very public man. Further, he has had, and perhaps will have, influence on laws of the US. Although we cannot say that he has committed sin, we can say that what he has said involves grave matter. Thus: Even if he is not in mortal sin, he has given scandal.
I might also add that, acc to St Thomas, if a priest is aware that a man is leading a sinful life, he is not to deny him Communion if the man is, for example, going to mass where no one knows about his actions. A priest cannot in any way reveal what is said in Internal Forum. The priest, however, is obligated to inform the man before that it would not be a good idea to receive Communion
Yes, it's true that those in Mortal Sin should not receive Holy Communion. The problem is that we do not know whether Biden, or anyone else, is in mortal sin. That's why we accuse ourselves in the Confessional--no one is pointing the finger at us.
I said pubicly not publicity. Biden is a very public man. Further, he has had, and perhaps will have, influence on laws of the US. Although we cannot say that he has committed sin, we can say that what he has said involves grave matter. Thus: Even if he is not in mortal sin, he has given scandal.
I might also add that, acc to St Thomas, if a priest is aware that a man is leading a sinful life, he is not to deny him Communion if the man is, for example, going to mass where no one knows about his actions. A priest cannot in any way reveal what is said in Internal Forum. The priest, however, is obligated to inform the man before that it would not be a good idea to receive Communion