By Judi McLeod —— Bio and Archives November 13, 2020
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“President-elect Joe Biden, a lifelong Roman Catholic, spoke to Pope Francis on Thursday, despite President Donald Trump refusing to concede. Trump claims — without evidence — that the election was stolen from him through massive but unspecified acts of fraud. “Biden’s transition team said in a statement that the president-elect thanked Francis for “extending blessings and congratulations and noted his appreciation.” He also saluted the pontiff’s “leadership in promoting peace, reconciliation, and the common bonds of humanity around the world.” “Biden said he hopes to work with Francis on issues such as climate change, poverty and immigration. “News of the call came even as some Catholic bishops in the U.S. decline to acknowledge Biden’s victory and argue that the faithful should not back him because of his support for abortion rights. “On Tuesday, for example, Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, tweeted that Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris support “the slaughter of innocents” at any point during pregnancy.
“Biden has said he accepts church doctrine about abortion on a personal level, but does not want to impose that belief on everyone. “In its statement, the Biden transition team said the president-elect told the pontiff he would like to work together to further “a shared belief in the dignity and equality of all humankind on issues such as caring for the marginalized and the poor, addressing the crisis of climate change, and welcoming and integrating immigrants.”Catholic blogger David Domet, of Vox Cantoris fame, posted yesterday” “Everything you ever wanted to know about the bishops of the United States (Canada’s are no better):
“We congratulate Mr. Biden and acknowledge that he joins the late President John Kennedy as the second United States president to profess the Catholic faith.”@USCCB.These fatcat bishops are the same ones who stood silently aside when government mandates shut all churches down in the pandemic threat more than seven long months ago, leaving their flocks to fend for themselves. Seems that only the politicking Bergoglio and his bishops get to say who’s a legitimate Catholic these days. This coming Christmas Season brings proof positive that the Democrats of our day are far more “regressive” than “progressive”, as they are now going retroactive—all the way back some 2000 years to try to spread the outrageous concept that there’s no need to celebrate the Birth of Our Lord and Savior because He was, in effect, never born.
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Judi McLeod is an award-winning journalist with 30 years’ experience in the print media. A former Toronto Sun columnist, she also worked for the Kingston Whig Standard. Her work has appeared on Rush Limbaugh, Newsmax.com, Drudge Report, Foxnews.com.