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President Joe Biden sparked backlash from pro-life Catholics after he made the Sign of the Cross on Tuesday while listening to a speech about limits on abortion.
Biden made the gesture during a campaign organizing event in Florida with Nikki Fried, the Democratic candidate for governor running against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
During her opening remarks, Fried expressed outrage at DeSantis for signing a ban on abortions over six weeks.
'Then we come back here to the state of Florida where Ron Desantis felt like he needed to run for president and so 15 weeks was not good enough,' Fried said. 'And then we had to go to six weeks.'
Biden reacted to her statement by making the Sign of the Cross.
President Joe Biden speaks during an organizing event as Nikki Fried laughs
Joe Biden raises his hand to make the Sign of the Cross
US President Joe Biden speaks to two children while meeting with campaign volunteers and supporters
The president's gesture angered politically active Catholics on the issue of abortion.
'Biden's decision to make the Sign of the Cross in support of abortion extremism is a despicable charade that attempts to co-opt a sacred practice in support of his new abortion religion,' Catholic Vote President Brian Burch said to the Washington Examiner, calling Biden 'terribly naive, or senile, or callously indifferent' to Christians on the issue of abortion.
Catholic Vote posted the clip of the moment on social media which shocked and angered Christians and Catholics.
'Absolutely vile, pray for the soul of our president, he is a feeble old man, he needs to prepare to meet his maker…' wrote Catholic Bishop Joseph Strickland on social media.
