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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
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I'm not entirely sure where my error is here, @Dr Bobus So I'll break my comment down and hopefully you'll clarify where the error lies.
I said: Catholics are not supposed to receive Communion if they're guilty of a mortal sin which are more than just "some infraction of Church teachings."
The second part of my sentence, which are more than just "some infraction of Church teachings." was a …More
I'm not entirely sure where my error is here, @Dr Bobus So I'll break my comment down and hopefully you'll clarify where the error lies.

I said: Catholics are not supposed to receive Communion if they're guilty of a mortal sin which are more than just "some infraction of Church teachings."

The second part of my sentence, which are more than just "some infraction of Church teachings." was a criticism of Brian Kilmeade minimizing Mr. Biden's actions as just "some infraction of Church teachings" as if Mr. Biden's had done nothing more more serious than, say, forgetting to genuflect when passing before the Tabernacle.

To the best of my knowledge the first part, "Catholics are not supposed to receive Communion if they're guilty of a mortal sin" is correct. Guilt implies the knowledge one has done something wrong and the consent in this context, yes?

The publicity of the issue doesn't seem to be a deciding factor for the graveness of the sin. It would be just as grave if Mr. Biden had been privately using his influence to support and expand access to abortion outside the public's view. If Fr. Morey later learned of this in some manner, it seems he'd still be within his rights to deny Communion.