Is Joe Biden really Catholic?
That's a question millions of Catholics are asking this Presidential election after Joe's faith has been called into question over his support of abortion.
The presumptive Democratic nominee recently released a campaign video which credits his Catholic faith, Pope Francis, and "nuns" for his inspiration to run for President.
But as much as Sleepy Joe claims to love "nuns", it hasn't stopped him from moving forward with plans to sue the Little Sisters of the Poor, a Catholic religious institute for women that was founded to help care for impoverished elderly people.
Biden's use of nuns as an inspirational example of “generosity to others” comes despite his promise to renew legal action against the Little Sisters of the Poor should he win election.
Biden has promised to remove freedom of conscience protections which exempt the sisters from the "contraceptive mandate," opening them back up to renewed suits by the federal government for failure to provide contraceptives to their employees.
“This is the kind of moral conviction we need in the president of the United States,” says the tweet, which led into the video.
Shortly after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania on July 8, Biden said he was “disappointed” by the decision and promised to reinstate Obama-era policies requiring the sisters to ensure access to birth control in violation of their religious beliefs.
Following nine years of legal battles, and two trips to the Supreme Court, the court upheld an executive action offering the sisters religious freedom and conscience exemptions to the “contraception mandate” issued by the Department of Health and Human Services following the passage of the Affordable Care Act.
“If I am elected I will restore the Obama-Biden policy that existed before the [Supreme Court’s 2014] Hobby Lobby ruling: providing an exemption for houses of worship and an accommodation for nonprofit organizations with religious missions,” said Biden in July.
So again, this begs the question: is Biden Catholic?
Short answer: Catholics don't think so.
Last November USA Today reported:
Former Vice President Joseph Biden was denied Holy Communion at a parish in South Carolina last week due to his public support for abortion. This is apparently the policy of the bishop in South Carolina. The incident offers an opportunity to clarify what is required for a person to receive Holy Communion at a Catholic Mass.
Democratic vice presidential running mate, US Senator Kamala Harris, listens to presidential nominee and former US Vice President Joe Biden speak during their first press conference together in Wilmington, Delaware, on August 12, 2020. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)