New York Times: Biden’s an ‘Uneasy Champion’ for the Church of Abortion

Many Catholics think it’s preposterous that Joe Biden presents himself as a “devout” Catholic with a rosary in his pocket. But The New York Times on Sunday morning told us many die-hard abortion advocates think it’s unfortunate that Biden is president, since he is far too squishy on abortion.

The headline on the front page was “Catholic Faith Makes Abortion It’s tricky for Biden.” That’s an LOL headline. It’s not “tricky” to promote abortion and present yourself as Catholic. It’s “shameless.” The online headline better reflects the spirit of the Michael Shear article: “Biden is an uneasy champion on abortion. Is he ready to lead the fight in Post-Roe America” He’s not “the right messenger for the moment” in this “generational struggle”!

In the West Wing however, President Biden made it abundantly clear Even the mention of abortion isn’t something he likes.According to former and current advisers. In speeches and public statements, he prefers to use the word sparingly, focusing instead on broader phrases, like “reproductive health” and “the right to choose,” that might resonate more widely with the public.

Mr. Biden, a Catholic practicing Catholic has used his faith to form his political identity, is now being called on to lead a fight he spent decades sidestepping — and many abortion rights advocates worry that he may not be the right messenger for the moment.

What followed was a quote from Jamie (not Charles) Manson of “Catholics for Choice” who complained that with Roe Vs. Wade overturned, “This is not necessarily the guy that I am sure most activists wanted in the seat when this happened…It’s unfortunate because he has so much power and we need him to really get out of his comfort zone.”

Shear found assistant House speaker Katherine Clark to say the president’s faith is not the problem, it’s “an extremist G.O.P.” but he added “for most of his career, Mr. Biden has been viewed with suspicion by abortion rights activists because of his history on the issue.” Biden cast some anti-abortion votes early in his career and just took the last step to the left-wing extreme — forcing taxpayers to fund abortions — in his 2020 campaign.

John Carr from Georgetown provided the quote for page A21. “Biden has never sought power to make abortion more available. It’s just not part of who he is.”

Carr said this to The TimesBiden was more quick to modify his position regarding same-sex married. Shear noted Carr touted Biden’s “passion and eloquence” on LGBTQ issues. So maybe it’s not his alleged Catholicism that’s the problem. He is too anxious about abortion, they say.

PS. Shear isn’t the first to negotiate around Catholic and Democratic orthodoxy. He was talking about Biden back in 2015. Biden was quoted as pointing out his rosary beads, which he did while they were moving through the hierarchy of the Catholic church.

To get Catholic support in important areas of Obama White House agenda, it has required going through the church hierarchy. And to lead that effort it has often turned to Catholic members of the president’s senior staff, including Mr. Biden and Ms. Sebelius.

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