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Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND
Biden is a phony Catholic, why, b/c he is pro-Choice? You disagree with your church on Gay marriage, are you a phony as well? My wife is Catholic (while raised it, I don't associate as a Catholic any longer) but is not devout, she goes to church with the kids, but not every week. She is pro-choice, but would still identify with many of the teachings of the church. Just because someone isn't whole hog, doesn't make them a 'phony', or does it?
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Bryan, everyone who sits in the pews on Sunday s flawed, none more than me. Unlike your wife (presumably), and even unlike Biden, I have actually been excommunicated. For reasons of planning and logisticsm when I married my wife, we couldn't do it in a Catholic Church, so we originally got married in a Congragational Church. 3 months later, we had the Catholic ceremony. During those 3 months, I was told I could not receive Communion (our priest at the time was a very strict, old-school guy) because as far as the Chruch was concerned, we were living in sin.
What I mean is, I have no ill will towards normal people who are less-than-perfect, because we all are. But I have a great deal of contempt for politicians of both parties, who talk out of both sides of their mouth, for personal gain. I hate politicians who claim to be Catholic on Sunday so they can get that vote, and then talk about ho wgreta abortion is on Monday, so they can get the Catholic vote. I respect anyone who find sthe time to get their kids to church on Sundays, which isn't easy these days. My contempt is for politicians who will say whatever the given audience wnats to hear, not to people like me or your wife. Sorry if you interpreted it in a way other than it was intended.