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U.S. Bishops Seek to Deny Communion to Joe Biden over His Support for Reproductive Rights

HeadlineJun 22, 2021

Back in the United States, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is seeking to prohibit President Biden and other Catholic politicians from receiving communion over their support for reproductive and abortion rights. The bishops’ move came despite advice from the Vatican not to push for such measures. Biden is the second Roman Catholic president after John F. Kennedy.

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