Pro-choice Joe Biden: The Pope told me I’m a good Catholic and that I should keep receiving communion HotAir

So they did discuss abortion this morning after all obliquely. Ed noted earlier that the readouts from both sides after their meeting notably failed to mention the subject despite the fact that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is preparing to huddle on whether pro-choice politicians should receive communion. That made it sound like abortion didn t come up, leaving the silence between the two men ambiguous. If Francis declined to challenge Biden on the matter, would that mean the Church should tolerate the president s views on abortion?

Or, as Ed suggested, would it mean that the Pope had refused to reassure Biden that his pro-choice position is acceptable, thus encouraging the USCCB to come down hard on him?

If you believe Biden, abortion wasn t broached directly but rather indirectly: Francis reassured him that he s a good Catholic who should continue to participate in the sacrament. Checkmate for the USCCB?

via hotair.com

Maybe Ol’ Joe didn’t hear the Holy Father correctly.