The attorney general is to be given an accolade by the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, despite this having been questioned by some members of the Catholic community.
The move has been criticized by some figures among the Catholic community, with the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests calling for the decision to be reversed.
Attorney General William Barr appears before the House Judiciary Committee on July 28, 2020 on Capitol Hill. He is due to receive an award from the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast.American Jesuit priest and Vatican consultant, Father James J. Martin previously urged Catholics against the suggestion that it was sinful to vote for Biden.
"Catholics are called to consider the Gospels, church teachings, and then vote the way their individual consciences demand. As Pope Francis said, the church is called to form consciences, not replace them." Martin is not the only high-ranking Catholic to defend people voting for Biden, with Cardinal Joseph Tobin, Archbishop of Newark previously stating:"I think that a person in good conscience could vote for Mr. Biden.The comments from Martin tocame after a video message from James Altman of St.
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