Presidential candidate and devout Catholic Joe Biden flip-flopped — hard — on the campaign trail when it came to the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits taxpayer dollars funding abortions. “I have consistently — on no fewer than 50 occasions — voted against federal funding of abortions,” Biden wrote in 1994, but in May 2019 he changed his mind, telling the press that as president he would lift the Hyde Amendment. In June, his campaign co-chair told CNN’s Chris Cuomo how the “deeply religious” Biden remained firm in his unwavering commitment to upholding the Hyde Amendment. Then another Biden aide was dispatched to CNN to clear things up.
On Monday, a reporter from Catholic news network EWTN asked Biden about Catholic bishops opposing the taxpayer funding of abortions, which Biden denied. Not even the pope opposed it.
"Catholic bishops are demanding that federal tax dollars not fund abortions."
BIDEN: "No they are not" pic.twitter.com/58bphBj7KZ
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) January 30, 2023
They aren’t? That’s funny, because on Friday, they wrote a letter saying they are:
The U.S. bishops are urging Congress to permanently ban the use of taxpayer dollars for abortion through the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act.
Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virgina, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Pro-Life Committee, issued a letter Friday to House and Senate leaders supporting the legislation to permanently ban taxpayer funding of abortion.
In his letter, Burbidge said that the “government should never fund the destruction of innocent preborn children” and that “congressional action is required.”
You’d think devout Catholic Biden would have heard about that at Mass on Sunday.
President Biden cites Pope to claim federal funding for abortions should continue.
Pope Francis: ”Is it licit to throw away a life to resolve a problem? Is it licit to hire a hitman to resolve a problem?”
— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) January 31, 2023
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Mr Biden can’t be allowed to twist the words of Pope Francis in this way. I implore the Vatican press office to emphatically clarify that Pope Francis rightly calls abortion murder. It is time to denounce Biden’s fake Catholicism. https://t.co/RBEbWmczsl
— Bishop J. Strickland (@Bishopoftyler) January 31, 2023
They should also ask for your resignation
— Scottyp (@scottyPandG) January 31, 2023
He has no clue what he is talking about. He is one the the biggest liars I have seen
— 1 (@CauleyVT) January 31, 2023
He lied again
— Craig Fluharty (@craigflu62) January 31, 2023
Thought all Catholics were against abortion?
— Cowboys (@marty_gompel) January 31, 2023
Judgement day is coming Joey.
— Bruce Wilson (@BruceWilson__) January 31, 2023
It's difficult to know what's going on when you're in a bubble and don't know it.
— Kort (@Kort13702964) January 30, 2023
Wow I wonder if the pope knew that he supports US tax dollars being used to support abortions. Joe knows all.
— fred gotit (@gotit_fred) January 31, 2023
This man needs to be excommunicated.
— Thomas La Rose (@larose736) January 31, 2023
He and his “Catholic sister” Nancy Pelosi.
Maybe the bishops should have sent a copy of the letter to the White House in hopes that someone might get it to the big guy.
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