Fr. Beck: ‘Hypocrisy’ if Bishops Decide to Deny Communion to Biden

ACOSTA Father great to ░░░░░░░░ you as always This ░░░░░░░░ a very interesting issue ░░░░░░░░ Biden is the first ░░░░░░░░ president elected since John ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy and you wrote ░░░░░░░░ the CNN op ed ░░░░░░░░ week that the President ░░░░░░░░ reception of Communion is ░░░░░░░░ private matter between him ░░░░░░░░ his confessor Explain why ░░░░░░░░ feel this way and ░░░░░░░░ this is a touchy ░░░░░░░░ for the Catholic church ░░░░░░░░ Well first of all ░░░░░░░░ it s one s ░░░░░░░░ conscience and informed moral ░░░░░░░░ is the decision making ░░░░░░░░ receiving Communion So you ░░░░░░░░ t know what s ░░░░░░░░ the heart and mind ░░░░░░░░ somebody what process they ░░░░░░░░ gone through first of ░░░░░░░░ You know I had ░░░░░░░░ this morning Jim a ░░░░░░░░ of them actually and ░░░░░░░░ I can t tell ░░░░░░░░ how many people came ░░░░░░░░ to me and were ░░░░░░░░ upset about this I ░░░░░░░░ across the political spectrum ░░░░░░░░ basically what they were ░░░░░░░░ was you had a ░░░░░░░░ president who checked none ░░░░░░░░ the life issue boxes ░░░░░░░░ the Catholic church except ░░░░░░░░ he said he would ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court justices that ░░░░░░░░ overturn Roe v Wade ░░░░░░░░ that s all that ░░░░░░░░ to matter You know ░░░░░░░░ had a photo op ░░░░░░░░ a Bible seemed to ░░░░░░░░ fun of the Pope ░░░░░░░░ then you have Joe ░░░░░░░░ a practicing Catholic who ░░░░░░░░ pro choice although he ░░░░░░░░ he s personally opposed ░░░░░░░░ abortion and people are ░░░░░░░░ about denying him Communion ░░░░░░░░ exception of Communion So ░░░░░░░░ see it as really ░░░░░░░░ in hypocrisy And I ░░░░░░░░ t tell you some ░░░░░░░░ said this is the ░░░░░░░░ straw for them If ░░░░░░░░ bishops go ahead with ░░░░░░░░ that s it for ░░░░░░░░ ACOSTA Yeah and Father ░░░░░░░░ point out that some ░░░░░░░░ in this country believe ░░░░░░░░ church leaders are quote ░░░░░░░░ the Eucharist for political ░░░░░░░░ What bothers you when ░░░░░░░░ two lines faith and ░░░░░░░░ come close to crossing ░░░░░░░░ they cross BECK Well ░░░░░░░░ I think one of ░░░░░░░░ questions is are there ░░░░░░░░ other litmus tests about ░░░░░░░░ What about other life ░░░░░░░░ What about capital punishment ░░░░░░░░ about immigration What about ░░░░░░░░ environment So are we ░░░░░░░░ to stand then in ░░░░░░░░ Communion line with a ░░░░░░░░ and are we supposed ░░░░░░░░ decide who is qualified ░░░░░░░░ receive or is it ░░░░░░░░ going to be this ░░░░░░░░ issue I mean the ░░░░░░░░ itself Communion means with ░░░░░░░░ And what we saw ░░░░░░░░ week is the divided ░░░░░░░░ conference divided bishops that ░░░░░░░░ causing more division in ░░░░░░░░ church And again in ░░░░░░░░ to them Jim there ░░░░░░░░ no document done yet ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ now drafted and we ░░░░░░░░ see in November what ░░░░░░░░ actually says Maybe there ░░░░░░░░ be nothing about the ░░░░░░░░ of Communion of President ░░░░░░░░ or anybody else Maybe ░░░░░░░░ will be kind of ░░░░░░░░ exhortation on the Eucharist ░░░░░░░░ just don t know ░░░░░░░░ remember it has to ░░░░░░░░ two thirds at that ░░░░░░░░ to get approved of ░░░░░░░░ bishops And then Pope ░░░░░░░░ has to approve it ░░░░░░░░ well And this is ░░░░░░░░ pope who has said ░░░░░░░░ Eucharist is not a ░░░░░░░░ for the perfect It ░░░░░░░░ medicine and nourishment for ░░░░░░░░ weak So I don ░░░░░░░░ know if I m ░░░░░░░░ to see Pope Francis ░░░░░░░░ a document that might ░░░░░░░░ people from receiving Communion ░░░░░░░░ on these cultural hot ░░░░░░░░ issues ACOSTA Especially the ░░░░░░░░