Is President Biden a 'Good Catholic'?

[Physics-Man]

• https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-pope-francis-meet-amid-controversy-over-abortion-11635502337
• https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/amp/news/story/biden-pope-francis-told-good-catholic-amid-criticism-80769817
• https://www.ncregister.com/news/us-catholics-react-to-biden-s-claim-that-pope-francis-told-him-to-keep-receiving-communion?amp
• https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/10/pope-tells-biden-hes-a-good-catholic-eligible-for-communion.html
• https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-meets-pope-abortion-debate-flares-back-home-2021-10-29/
• https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/10/29/politics/good-catholic-joe-biden-pope-francis/index.html
• https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/biden-pope-francis-told-good-catholic-amid-criticism/story?id=80769817
• https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-10-29/biden-visits-pope-francis-controversy-communion
• https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1282705

Yes

No

Other

[BCRanger10]

Objectively speaking, he is not. He supports abortion, transgenderism, and same-sex "marriage".

Then there's also his irresponsible spending and immigration policy, his calumnies against Republicans, the lawsuit he wants to restart against the Little Sisters of the Poor, and his personal corruption and that of his family.

There are all sorts of details I could get into about these things and others, but that would likely require a series of MyTakes on the Ten Commandments, the Apostles' Creed, various catechisms, and other sources about the basics of Catholic belief.

[ManOnFire]

Although I'm not Catholic, I'm familiar with the things you talked about. I would say Biden is a compromiser like a very large number of Christians. Believers want to serve God yet still follow the world at the same time. The Bible says you can't do that, "you can't serve God and Mamon at the same time."

Biden is supporting abortion, same-sex marriage, etc. to please the people. Which is one reason why I could never be a politician. I'm just not going to say or do things to please people but what go against my values.

[BCRanger10]

Thank you for MHO.

[BCRanger10]

@ManOnFire See, the thing about all this though is that things like abortion aren't religious issues. Sure, religious people, Christians in particular, might speak out the most on them, but that doesn't necessarily make them religious matters. You can still argue about them from ethical, natural law, and metaphysical perspectives.

At any rate, I don't think Joe Biden is supporting these things just to make people happy. Ten years ago, I would have thought so, but now I think he's all in on them.

[ManOnFire]

@BCRanger10 Yeah, that's true.

[bolverk]

Neely every policy from the Biden Administration goes against the teaching of the Catholic Church.

[bolverk]

Edit;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMHPBh-3uW0

[Anonymous]

No. To be a good Catholic you have to try to lead a good Christian life and repent of your sins. He does not try nor does he repent and he has many sins.

1. 1994 Crime Bill

2. Plagiarism

3. Used his son’s death for his own political gain

4. He voted to gut welfare

5. He gave Obama a classic racist backhand compliment.

6. Voted to over turn Glass-Steagall

7. Eulogized one of America’s most famed racists

8. Opposed school integration in the 1970s

9. Biden voted for the Iraq War

10. Covering up his son's crimes.

[NamerOfStars]

The abortion part's the least of it. The open and wanton discrimination, systematic erosion of due process and free expression rights, and wildly irresponsible economic and political decisions that threaten to impoverish tens of millions and bring the world to war are all WAY more important.

[asphaltrhymes]

By Catholic definitions, and I was raised Catholic, in the eyes of the Catholic Church rules and regulations and church laws, or beliefs, lol. Well, i for one voted No in my opinion only, and the irony is, I like President Biden. I'm a sort of swinging Democrat Republican Democrat. Lol. But I'm also Leftie. ☮️✌🏻👀😋 I'm too many things. But back to the question, in my opinion, I'd say No. 🙃

[WalnutButter]

Biden won't even remember being there. I can't believe the Dems chose him over people with working brains.

[SeekerOfTruth007]

He supports abortion and same sex marriage, as does the false prophet called the "Pope". Joe Biden is a mass murderer and unqualified to be in any leadership position.

[exitseven]

He is on board with having an abortion after birth. To me that is murder. I am sure that whsn he dies there is a pitchfork waiting for him over a nice hot sulphur fire.

[strateguy632]

the imagery !

[Grond21]

He's not only not a good Catholic, he is a scandalously bad Catholic.

[strateguy632]

like "i say pope say" is this even a serious question with any doubt? let pope write a statement that he supports biden policy.

[strateguy632]

i mean pope can speak for himself. but still i do not accuse biden of intentionally lying, he can't remember what the pope told him so he said it was probably what he wanted to hear.

[Lliam]

He's not a good anything. The guy has no morals of any kind and never has.

[Jay3344]

I doubt it. Any man who has that kind of wealth and who has ordered the death of another would be going against the teachings of Jesus. So I doubt he is a good Catholic.

[AngryCarl2]

What's a "good Catholic"? Catholics are heretics who regard a man (the Pope) as semi-divine. They also worship graven images and eat Christ's flesh and drink his blood. F***ing heathens.

[HippieVeganJewslim]

Ain’t His fleš and blood matsa and wine? I could understand ðe poison in ðe alcohol (drank ðey grape juice, instead, not alcoholic wine?), but matsa is quite košer, especially for Good Friday. I understand ðe woršipping of ðe graven images, ðough.

[strateguy632]

@HippieVeganJewslim content fles, carl was refering to the detail in catholic faith that the cracker changes into jesus flesh when you eat it so that there is a "physical union" hence the term "communion". south park bothered to mock it in a famous episode, but they were quoting something real.

[genericname85]

you're asking for a subjective thing, which i don't really care about. i don't know the definition of "a good catholic" but i sure as heck think he's not a good president.

[Anonymous]

Most devout Catholics would probably say no. But a President’s larger duty is to represent a diverse nation, not be an instrument of religion.

[Anonymous]

I mean, at this stage he's pretty much a vegetable. So I don't think you can fairly call him a good or bad anything.

[OfDeath]

He definitely has the kiddie fiddling down pat so yeah.

[loveslongnails]

A "Good Catholic"? Hmmm... I've met so few I've little basis to compare!!

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Doesn't matter, Catholicism isn't of God anyways.

Pure pagan BS.

[zagor]

What does that even mean? Too subjective to say.

[Pterodon]

No such thing as a good Catholic. They support pedophiles

[monorprise]

You know its pure propaganda to cherry pick a few bad apples in one of the worlds largest institutions as evidence to paint the whole institution.

The Catholic church does not support pedophile, they condemn it in every way unlike our cultural leaders who now seek to redefine it as a form of diversity.

[Pterodon]

@monorprise but they don’t see that they’re prosecuted nor do they throw them out of the church as Paul instructed in Corinthians. Plus they do all kinds of things Jesus says don’t do and don’t do anything Jesus says to do. Lent isn’t biblical nor is holy water I can go on and on. It’s a pagan religion led by satan

[monorprise]

@Pterodon
I am not catholic but even I know what you say is simply not true, I have seen some of the facilities where the church tries to rehabilitate such men. The Catholic church is in the business of forgiveness and rehabilitation. They don't tend to throw people out if they can save them.

[Pterodon]

@monorprise and that’s the problem. The Bible says throw them out period. The law says prosecute them. You’re a pedophile enabler just like they are aren’t you?

[monorprise]

@Pterodon
Accusing me of supporting something evil simply because I don't agree with your baseless claim against the Catholic church is merely evidence of the illegitimately of your own case.

As for what the Bible says, there are many things protestants and Catholic disagree with on that subject. It is not for you to tell the Catholic church how to interpret the bible, but merely to join a protestant denomination that does so correctly in your mind.

As for the law, the church cannot defy the force of the state. If you beleive that to be the case then you need to take it up with the local authority you feel so defied.

[Pterodon]

@monorprise blah blah. They can turn them over to the law but they don’t

[monorprise]

@Pterodon
The church has no power to keep them. If the state wanted them the state would grab them as they do any other criminal. Your operating under a crazy pretext that alone should have told you the claim is nonsense.

[Pterodon]

@monorprise nope the satanic church shields them. You’re a satanic enabler

[Pterodon]

The fact is pedophilia goes back centuries. Boniface VIII said sex with a boy was as natural as washing one hand against another

[monorprise]

@Pterodon
More conspiracy theories

[Pterodon]

@monorprise not a theory at all. Fact

[monorprise]

@Pterodon
Sodomy is a big sin in the bible as is pedophilia. There are many things wrong with the catholic church over history hence the protestant reformation.
But I don't beleive even the catholic church as an institution would so openly violate its key document as to deliberately carry out such a sin. I think your paying attention to someone's baseless claims against the church made for political reasons.

[Pterodon]

@monorprise nope I’ve read the Bible. How can anyone that’s rad the Bible choose to be catholic

[monorprise]

@Pterodon
Once again I am not Catholic I am a member of one of many protestant denominations. There are many things I disagree with about the catholic church as an institution, particularly historically.

I find martin Luther 95 theses to be one of the most significant acts in history mostly because it represents what is necessary to hold any institution accountable.

The Catholic church today however is far more accountable and could not get away with such outrageous crimes. They are thanks to protestant competition a far better and more faithful church.

I still disagree with them on several details including most pointedly the idea that the Bishop of Rome should be in charge. But your conspiracies about them are soo beyond the pale as to be outrageous.

[Anonymous]

Only thing that bafoon is good at is being a terrible president