Evangelical leader Rev. Franklin Graham took to Twitter on Tuesday, Oct. 29, to praise a Roman Catholic priest who denied Holy Communion to Democrat presidential hopeful Joe Biden on Sunday, Oct. 27, because of former Vice President Biden’s support of abortion.
Democratic presidential hopeful @JoeBiden was denied communion by a priest in SC over the weekend because of his pro-abortion stance. I applaud the fact that this priest did what he thought was right at the risk of possible public or political ire. 1/2 https://t.co/3UQgJSWpUw
— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) October 29, 2019
The priest is Father Robert E. Morey of Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church in Florence, South Carolina.
Graham said he expected more churches, pastors, and priests would fight again abortion. “Sometimes the role of addressing hard truths has been set aside in the church in an attempt to accommodate culture. No matter how society paints the lie, abortion is murder in the eyes of God.”
I wish more churches, pastors & priests would take a strong stand against abortion. Sometimes the role of addressing hard truths has been set aside in the church in an attempt to accommodate culture. No matter how society paints the lie, abortion is murder in the eyes of God. 2/2
— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) October 29, 2019
Historically the presidential hopeful has belonged to the most conservative wing of the Democratic Party, yet this summer he declared his opposition to the Hyde Amendment, which bans the allocation of federal funds to finance abortion and which he had previously supported.
Biden defended his decision, arguing he can no longer support an amendment that makes a woman’s right to abortion “dependent on someone’s ZIP code,” thus recognizing abortion as a ‘right,’ according to Fox News.
