Archbishop slams Biden as 'cafeteria Catholic': Cardinal Wilton Gregory ... trends now
Archbishop of Washington Wilton Cardinal Gregory described President Joe Biden as a 'cafeteria Catholic,' on Sunday, criticizing him for picking and choosing what parts of the Catholic faith he felt like practicing and ignoring other Church teachings.
The Archbishop commented on Biden's faith during an appearance on CBS's Face the Nation aired Sunday with host Ed O'Keefe.
'I would say that he's very sincere about his faith. But like a number of Catholics, he picks and chooses dimensions of the faith to highlight while ignoring or even contradicting other parts,' Gregory said during the interview. 'There is a phrase that we have used in the past, a "cafeteria Catholic," you choose that which is attractive, and dismiss that which is challenging.'
The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
President Joe Biden speaks with faith leaders while exiting St. Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church in Greenville, Delaware
President Joe Biden angered Christians for declaring March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility which was also Easter Sunday
Gregory commented as Catholics and Christians voiced outrage over the weekend after Biden declared March 31 as 'Transgender Day of Visibility' which was also Easter Sunday.
Biden claims he is a 'practicing Catholic' and attends Mass every week, but repeatedly counters the Church's teaching on abortion.
The Catholic Church teaches that 'human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception' according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
The Archbishop said that Biden was too willing to ignore the Catholic Church's teaching of life beginning at conception and being unwilling to defend life at all its stages.
Biden, he noted, used the issue of his faith and the issue of life as a 'political pawn' where he would 'twist and turn some dimensions of the faith as a
