Tennessee Bishop Slams Joe Biden’s Selective Catholicism

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Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. 9 Sep 2020

The redoubtable bishop of Knoxville has attacked Joe Biden for his selective quoting of Pope Francis that avoids the pope’s frequent condemnation of abortion.

“I would like to be a speech writer for Mr. Biden and Mrs. Pelosi, who both state they are faithful Catholics,” wrote Bishop Rick Stika on Twitter early Wednesday. “I know they also have used quotes from Pope Francis.”

The bishop goes on to offer his own citation from Pope Francis that underscores the horror of abortion.

“Unfortunately, what is thrown away is not only food and dispensable objects, but often human beings themselves, who are discarded as ‘unnecessary,’” the pope said in early 2014. “For example, it is frightful even to think there are children, victims of abortion, who will never see the light of day.”

Pope Francis has been a vocal critic of abortion, which he has called a “scourge” and a “horrendous crime.”

In 2018, the pontiff famously compared abortion to hired murder, saying an abortionist is the “hit man” you hire to take someone out of the way.

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