Catholic Bishops Debate Communion for Biden, Politicians Who Support Abortion Rights

U.S. Catholic Bishops are set to discuss Thursday whether to deny Communion to President Biden or other politicians who support abortion rights

U.S. Catholic bishops are set to debate on Thursday whether to deny Communion to President Biden or other politicians who support abortion rights, a question that has split the U.S. Catholic hierarchy and raised tensions between its leadership and Pope Francis.

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, a leading conservative among the bishops, told The Wall Street Journal in March, “I do not think [Mr. Biden] should be presenting himself for Communion.” The White House didn’t comment on the Thursday debate. White House spokesman Andrew Bates has said in the past that Mr. Biden is a “strong person of faith.”

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