{"id":69705,"date":"2021-06-18T15:55:58","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T19:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=69705"},"modified":"2021-06-18T18:25:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T22:25:00","slug":"catholic-bishops-overwhelming-vote-to-deny-biden-holy-communion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=69705","title":{"rendered":"Catholic Bishops Overwhelmingly Vote to Deny Biden Holy Communion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Catholic leaders vote in favor of plan to deny Biden Communion<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, DC, on Jan. 20. Photo: Jim Watson\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p><\/div>\n

Orion Rummler
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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops overwhelmingly voted, 168-55, to draft a document that they hope will prevent President Biden and other Catholic politicians from receiving Communion if they advocate for abortion rights,\u00a0the Associated Press reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why it matters:\u00a0<\/strong>Biden is the United States’ second Catholic president and the country’s most religiously observant leader since Jimmy Carter, per the\u00a0New York Times<\/a>. Enforcing the rule to deny Communion would be up to individual bishops.<\/p>\n