Delaware's senior senator was a no-show this afternoon as his new bishop took the throne (above), but the first written ecclesial response to Joe Biden's Meet the Press moment yesterday dropped earlier today from Archbishop Charles Chaput OFM Cap. of Denver and his auxiliary, Bishop James Conley, who said that "although NBC probably didn't intend it," in the current election cycle " Meet the Press has become a national window on the flawed moral reasoning of some Catholic public servants": (emphases original) Sen. Biden is a man of distinguished public service. That doesn't excuse poor logic or bad facts. Asked when life begins, Sen. Biden said that, "it's a personal and private issue." But in reality, modern biology knows exactly when human life begins: at the moment of conception. Religion has nothing to do with it. People might argue when human "personhood" begins - though that leads public policy in very dangerous directions - but no one can any longer claim that the beginning of life is a matter of religious opinion. Sen. Biden also confused the nature of pluralism. Real pluralism thrives on healthy, non-violent disagreement; it requires an environment where people of conviction will struggle respectfully but vigorously to advance their beliefs. In his interview, the senator observed that other people with strong religious views disagree with the Catholic approach to abortion. It's certainly true that we need to acknowledge the view ...
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Delaware's senior senator was a no-show this afternoon as his new bishop took the throne (above), but the first written ecclesial response to Joe Biden's Meet the Press moment yesterday dropped earlier today from Archbishop Charles Chaput OFM Cap. of Denver and his auxiliary, Bishop James Conley, who said that "although NBC probably didn't intend it," in the current election cycle " Meet the Press has become a national window on the flawed moral reasoning of some Catholic public servants": (emphases original) Sen. Biden is a man of distinguished public service. That doesn't excuse poor logic or bad facts. Asked when life begins, Sen. Biden said that, "it's a personal and private issue." But in reality, modern biology knows exactly when human life begins: at the moment of conception. Religion has nothing to do with it. People might argue when human "personhood" begins - though that leads public policy in very dangerous directions - but no one can any longer claim that the beginning of life is a matter of religious opinion. Sen. Biden also confused the nature of pluralism. Real pluralism thrives on healthy, non-violent disagreement; it requires an environment where people of conviction will struggle respectfully but vigorously to advance their beliefs. In his interview, the senator observed that other people with strong religious views disagree with the Catholic approach to abortion. It's certainly true that we need to acknowledge the view ...