It seems that purporting to be a Catholic and supporting things that the Church deems to be immoral, may actually have future consequences.
Favorite part:
Translation: "What's so bad appealing to the Catholic faith while at the same time denouncing its teachings?"
Because you know, it's okay to use the Church as a tool to gather voters, but God forbid you actually get rebuked for promoting things that will get Church members excommunicated.
Targeting Biden, Catholic Bishops Advance Controversial Communion Plan (Published 2021)
The decision was aimed at the nation’s second Catholic president and exposed bitter divisions in American Catholicism.
www.nytimes.com
Favorite part:
The decision immediately drew criticism from 60 Catholic Democrats in Congress, who urged the bishops “to not move forward and deny this most holy of all sacraments” and who challenged the bishops by outlining their own commitment to “making real the basic principles that are at the heart of Catholic social teaching.”
Translation: "What's so bad appealing to the Catholic faith while at the same time denouncing its teachings?"
Because you know, it's okay to use the Church as a tool to gather voters, but God forbid you actually get rebuked for promoting things that will get Church members excommunicated.