CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JUNE 18, 2024
PRESIDENT BIDEN MET LAST WEEK IN ROME WITH POPE FRANCIS. HE SAID THE POPE CALLED HIM A “GOOD CATHOLIC.” WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? HOW CAN ONE BE A GOOD CATHOLIC WHILE IGNORING CATHOLIC TEACHING?
I AM NOT A CATHOLIC, BUT I AGREE WITH THE CHURCH’S TEACHING ON MAJOR MORAL ISSUES MORE THAN THE PRESIDENT. TAKE ABORTION, WHICH BIDEN AND VIRTUALLY ALL OTHER DEMOCRATS – MANY OF THEM CATHOLIC – REFUSE TO CURTAIL, EVEN UP TO THE MOMENT OF BIRTH AND IN SOME CASES BEYOND BIRTH.
THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH SAYS THAT SINCE THE FIRST CENTURY THE CHURCH HAS AFFIRMED THAT EVERY PROCURED ABORTION IS A MORAL EVIL; THE CATECHISM STATES THAT THIS POSITION “HAS NOT CHANGED AND REMAINS UNCHANGABLE.” NANCY PELOSI CLAIMED IT HAS CHANGED. SHE WAS WRONG.
IT’S THE SAME WITH MARRIAGE BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN, HOMOSEXUALITY AND A HOST OF OTHER ISSUES. BIDEN STANDS AGAINST HIS CHURCH ON ALL OF THEM. WHEN ONE HAS THE POWER TO DO GOOD AND DOESN’T DO IT, THAT PERSON BECOMES AN ACCESSORY IN A MORAL EVIL.
AGAIN: HOW CAN JOE BIDEN, NANCY PELOSI OR ANY OTHER CATHOLIC CLAIM TO BE A GOOD CATHOLIC IF THEY DON’T OBEY SCRIPTURE AND THEIR CHURCH’S TEACHING? BIDEN EVEN ONCE OPPOSED CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION. DO “GOOD CATHOLICS” DO THAT?. I’M CAL THOMAS.
