ROME – President Joe Biden has announced that he will visit Italy in January and meet with Pope Francis, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Italian President Sergio Mattarella.
white house said Biden spoke by phone with Pope Francis on Thursday, during which he “greedily accepted Pope Francis' invitation to visit the Vatican next month.''
Spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said Pope Francis will welcome Biden, the second Catholic U.S. president, to the Vatican on January 10 to “discuss efforts to promote peace around the world.” said. statement.
“The Prime Minister will also meet with Italian leaders to emphasize the strength of the U.S.-Italy relationship, thank Prime Minister Meloni for his strong leadership in the G7 over the past year, and discuss important challenges facing the world. ” he added.
Despite being a Catholic, Biden has since his 2020 election rejected key tenets of Catholic morality, including actively supporting taxpayer-funded abortion on demand and transgenderism.
Bill Donahue, president of the Catholic League, highlighted Biden's hostility toward the Catholic faith on a variety of issues.
“No president in American history has worked harder than President Joe to oppose Catholic teachings on marriage, family, abortion, school choice, rights of conscience, and child well-being.”Biden and Dr. Donahue said In 2022.
The U.S. bishops harshly criticized Biden for his support for the Transgender War on Catholic Charities and the Equality Act. The bill would “hinder quality health care, endanger the privacy and safety of women and girls, restrict free speech, seriously violate religious freedom, and threaten charitable nonprofit organizations and the people they serve.” ”
In January 2021, the United States Conference of Bishops (USCCB) condemned Biden's reinstatement of taxpayer-funded abortions around the world.
“It is distressing that one of President Biden's first official acts is to actively promote the destruction of human lives in developing countries,” said Archbishop Joseph Naumann, chairman of the Bishops' Committee for Pro-Life Activities. Committee Chairman Bishop David Malloy declared. About international justice and peace statement.
“This executive order defies reason, violates human dignity, and is inconsistent with Catholic teaching. We and our brother bishops strongly oppose this action,” the bishops said.
One of Biden's first acts was to sign a contract with the executive director. order The bishops said they would reverse the life-saving Mexico City policy by allowing U.S. taxpayer funds to go to organizations that “promote and provide abortion in developing countries.”
The mainstream has consistently portrayed President Biden as a “devout Catholic” who takes his faith seriously, despite his egregious actions to the contrary.
The Catholic Church teaches that abortion is an abhorrent crime, serious enough to warrant the most severe penalty imposed by the Church: automatic excommunication.
The church also teach He argued that Catholic politicians have a “grave and clear obligation” to oppose any laws that promote abortion.
During his presidency, Biden promoted the abortion industry and fulfilled his campaign promise, cited in Planned Parenthood ads, to “do everything in our power” to defend and expand abortion rights.
Even the liberal Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, D.C., acknowledged that Biden is a “cafeteria Catholic” who picks and chooses the doctrines he wants to believe, citing “abortion rights” and transgender rights as examples. He cited the president's support for “visualization.”
Biden's trip to Italy, scheduled for January 9-12, is almost certainly his last overseas trip as president before Donald Trump takes office on January 20.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has gone out of her way to publicly state her closeness with Donald Trump and Trump advisor Elon Musk.
