Biden’s Catholicism

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🗓️ 21 June 2021

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Summary

President Biden is a lifelong Catholic, but because he supports abortion access, some U.S. bishops believe he shouldn't take Communion. A grim discovery is spurring a reckoning in Canada. Plus, how donating breast milk can help grieving mothers heal.

U.S. Catholic bishops voted last week to back a measure that would limit Communion for Catholic politicians who support abortion rights, including President Biden. Religion reporter Michelle Boorstein explains the significance of this move and what the controversy says about the state of the Catholic community in the United States.

The remains of 215 Indigenous children were uncovered on the grounds of a former residential school in British Columbia. Amanda Coletta describes the history behind the disturbing discovery and how Indigenous people have been responding to it.

A growing community of women who have stillbirths are donating their breast milk to families in need. Miriam Foley reports.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post.
0:07.0	Hi, good afternoon. This is Tulu O'Roureniko with the Washington Post.
0:11.0	Hi, this is Amy Britton calling me in the post.
0:13.0	This is Peter J. This is from the Washington Post.
0:15.0	This is Post Reports.
0:16.0	I'm Martine Powers.
0:19.0	It's Monday, June 21st.
0:24.0	Today, a divide in America's Catholic community.
0:28.0	Canada reckons with the legacy of its indigenous schools and giving after loss.
0:35.0	Your Eminence is your ex-honsies.
0:42.0	The first action item number three.
0:44.0	Last week, the American bishops took a vote that could be a first step towards limiting who gets communion, including pro-Oborsten-right lawmakers like Joe Biden.
0:57.0	Michelle Borstein covers religion for the post.
1:00.0	She spoke to producer Lena Muhammad.
1:02.0	Next is action number seven from the committee on doctrine.
1:07.0	Does the body of bishops approve the request of the committee on doctrine to proceed with the drafting of a formal statement on the meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the church?
1:18.0	Majority of members present and voting is needed.
1:22.0	The action passed with a vote of 168 in favor.
1:28.0	55 opposed six abstentions.
1:36.0	So for people who didn't grow up in the Catholic faith, what is communion?
1:41.0	Communion is considered the central kind of right and ritual of Catholics that keeps them literally a little see like in communion with each other.
1:51.0	And with God.
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