Joe Biden Denied Communion at South Carolina Parish Over His Abortion Stance
WASHINGTON A South Carolina Catholic priest denied Holy Communion to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday because of the candidate s support for legal abortion.
Father Robert Morey, pastor of St. Anthony Catholic Church in the Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina, denied Biden Holy Communion at Sunday Mass for his support of legal abortion, The Florence Morning News reported Monday.
Sadly, this past Sunday, I had to refuse Holy Communion to former Vice President Joe Biden, Father Morey said in a statement he sent CNA Oct. 28.
Holy Communion signifies we are one with God, each other and the Church. Our actions should reflect that. Any public figure who advocates for abortion places himself or herself outside of Church teaching, the priest added.
According to The Florence Morning News, Father Morey was a lawyer for 14 years before becoming a priest, practicing law in North Carolina and working for seven years for the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.