President Joe Biden told reporters on Ash Wednesday that earlier in the day he met with a cardinal for prayer and ashes—and revealed what he has given up for Lent.
Asked by a reporter to comment on the request from Pope Francis that Catholics devote the first day of Lent to prayer for peace in Ukraine, Mr. Biden said: “I was with the cardinal this morning. He came over, and he gave me ashes. We both prayed for that, for the people of Ukraine.”
The meeting was with Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington. With a light smudge of ashes on his forehead, the president also revealed on Wednesday what he is giving up for Lent.
“All sweets, and you know me, I start off with dessert. No ice cream, nothing,” he said in response to a question.
In his State of the Union address last night, the president reaffirmed his support for legal abortion, which has led to public calls from some bishops for him to refrain from receiving Communion.
“The constitutional right affirmed by Roe v. Wade—standing precedent for half a century—is under attack as never before,” he said. “If you want to go forward—not backward—we must protect access to health care. Preserve a woman’s right to choose. And continue to advance maternal health care for all Americans.”
A reporter asked Mr. Biden on Wednesday morning, “Why do you support abortion as a Catholic?”
“I tell you what, I don’t want to get into a debate with you about theology,” he said. “I’m not going to make a judgment on other people.”
Full story at America Magazine.
Biden is not a true Catholic. He plays Catholic on TV only, he isn’t fooling anyone….God knows the truth and it’s entirely opposite from Biden’s belief. Confession would be good for him during Lent. God may be give him up for Lent.
What a horrible thing to say
Our president gave up ice cream for Lent and received ashes from Cardinal Wilton Gregory. He does this while continuing to shamelessly push for the most extreme forms of abortion and sexual confusion. Pray that he give up promoting baby killing for the rest of his life.
The president publicly displays his ashes and rosary beads and announces his “fasting” for the whole world to see. Does he not remember our Lord’s words about such?
Did the Cardinal use the words “Turn away from sin and be faithful to the gospel” or “Remember, you are dust and to dust you will return?”
As America magazine reported, “Mr. Biden has appeared in public with ashes on his forehead on many Ash Wednesdays during his long political career. Last year, the president received ashes at Georgetown University and released a statement about Lent.”
Are ashes no longer a sign of repentance? Or, are they the new virtue signal for “devout” nominal Catholics seeking political support from naive and gullible Catholics?
Let us hope and pray that his encounter with the Cardinal, his archbishop, will result in his conversion. Or, maybe the Cardinal will need to do something different than continuing to give the president ashes and Holy Communion?
Pray for our president and all Catholic leaders; in government, Church and all areas of life.
Lord, have mercy!
That is a good point. We are supposed to repent of our sins.
You are right.
Deacon Craig, as always, thank you for your insight.
As is so often the case, Deacon, you say it so well. Thank you!
You sound as if the Cardinals and Bishops are without corruption.
Most of them are degenerates who applaud degeneracy.
They also love money above all.
Spare me your view of them as spotless leaders.
Frank, to whom is this addressed? Do you think Deacon Craig is of the opinion that Cardinal Gregory is blameless? Why then would he urge prayers for Catholic leaders? So why are you so uncompromisingly condemning of men you don’t know and have never met? Have you a window into all their souls that the rest of us don’t have? While there are a few rotten apples in every batch, most are good men who strive to honor God. They need money to run the diocese but that doesn’t mean they love money above all. Try having no money and then in trying to earn some having someone say, due to your hard efforts to earn it, that you love it above all. How unfair. Degenerates? Applaud degeneracy? Whom did you have in mind, and what is your evidence? What is it that makes you so unreasonably harsh?
in reality, Empty Shelves Joe
gave up being Catholic
God really ought to knock Biden off his horse, like He did, to St. Paul! With a powerful vision of Christ holding a precious unborn child, exclaiming: — “Joe Biden, why do you persecute Me?”
Cardinal Wilton Gregory and unelected Biden are both non believers they are both phony Catholics.
They both live off of taxpayers money promoting a sinful agenda. Repent and believe in the Gospel.
Return to a genuine life of prayer.
Both of them are prayer less fools. They only fool themselves.
LOL you still think Trump won something? Poor blind souls.
To say that a baptized Catholic is not a Catholic is ignorant. It’s like saying an ordained bishop is not a bishop.
The marks of ordination and baptism are indelible and would be apparent in Hell were the ordained and/or baptized person exist there.
But if any Catholic in whom the care of souls does not reside were to react here in any other way than prayer and fasting in reparation for their sins and the sins of the whole world, they risk their own salvation.
The last thing anyone would want to be is a Catholic in Hell, so be very careful.
How many “Catholics in Hell” have you chatted with?
Just as I thought. None.
Or anyone else in Heaven, Hell or Purgatory.
Stop mouthing foolishness.
Who chats with the dead? No Catholic I know as that is necromancy. What does the Church teach about Hell? Heaven? Purgatory? Baptism? Ordination? The Communion of Saints? These doctrines aren’t locked away in a safe somewhere….
Trump was so much better.
unanonymous: Better at what? Giving things up for Lent? My word, he probably ate MORE McDonalds during Lent.
I agree!
I wish he would give up telling stories that aren’t true, letting unborn be murdered and act so righteous. I don’t know where he’s going to end, but I think he should evaluate his decisions in the context of Canon Law.
Has his son given up crack and prostitutes and peddling political influence through art auctions?
Biden proudly displays the ashes on his forehead, but God sees what is in his heart.
He wears his heart and his “brains” on his sleeve by what he says, so it’s not hard to know what’s in them. Not much.
I don’t know whether to say “It’s delivery, not …” or “We still make [White House] calls.” Nonetheless, it reminds of the occasion (I forget when, where and for what it was) when the late and overweight Senator Ted Kennedy (May God have mercy on his soul) was in the bleachers for a special Mass which had a large number of concelebrating priests and attendees held at a sports stadium. Holy Communion was specially delivered to him so that he did not have to receive at a Communion station in the field. He could have made it down but would have had difficulty going back up!