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Bishops' move to press Biden not to take Communion reflects power struggle in split Catholic Church

  • Written by Steven P. Millies, Associate Professor of Public Theology and Director of The Bernardin Center, Catholic Theological Union
imagePresident Joe Biden's progressive values jar with the conservatism of some Catholic bishops.AP Photo/Evan Vucci

President Joe Biden is the highest-profile and most powerful lay Catholic in American life today – but he also holds policy views that diverge from many Catholic bishops. And that is causing some problems.

The dilemma looks like...

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