The cat was let out of the bag by White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday. The embarrassing disinvite almost assuredly has to do with Biden’s pro-abortion stance and possibly the fact that the late Pope simply did not care for the president.
When asked the obvious question of whether "devout Catholic" Biden would attend the funeral for the former leader of his church, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre spilled the beans.
In Tuesday's briefing, Jean-Pierre said that — instead of the president — the United States will be represented at Pope Benedict XVI's funeral by America's Ambassador to the Holy See, Joe Donnelly. Jean-Pierre explained that the decision for Biden to skip out on the farewell was made "in line with the wishes of the late Pope and the Vatican" because "their wishes" were for Biden not to attend.
Well isn't that something.
Biden, not just the chief executive of the United States but also someone who frequently invokes his Catholic faith in political speeches, is not welcome in the Vatican for the late Pope's funeral. A bit strange, eh..?
While the situation should give Biden pause, his party has tragically gone too far down the "shout your abortion" path for him to be able to manage an about-face after any change of heart he might have.
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