Follow-up: Kansas City Catholic Cleric FAILS In Fight To Deny Prez Biden Communion

For those who missed it, a bit of Catholic drama was recently "resolved" with another useless proclamation that didn't live up to the hype.

Here are the basics . . .

Kansas City Archbishop Joseph Naumann, one of the leaders who led effort to produce the document, said before the vote that it's the bishops' responsibility to "care for the souls of these politicians" and that while they should acknowledge the difficulty of public service, the church leaders should "not be afraid" to let politicians know how "serious" this issue is.

The document offers guidelines, rather than imposing a mandatory national policy, so decisions about who may receive Communion will be left up to individual bishops and archbishops. Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, has made clear that Mr. Biden is welcome to receive Communion at churches in the archdiocese.

Ironically, a matter of personal choice seemed to settle the dispute.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com news links . . .

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