Vice-President Joe Biden is a complex man. It is very evident that Joe Biden the man loves his Catholic faith and depends on his faith often. The VP will share stories about how his faith helped him through several tragedies including the death of his first wife and with the recent death of son Beau, his second child. At many times, he seems proud to be Catholic. The complexity comes when we review the politics of Joe Biden. Joe Biden indeed seems to have a heart for the poor and many social justice teachings of the Church. However, Joe Biden, while affirming forcefully that he, his wife Jill and family are personally Pro-Life, he has no problem being political when it comes to giving support to the Pro-Choice crowd including the evil that is Planned Parenthood. It is widely reported that it was Catholic VP Joe Biden who is most responsible for "converting" President Obama to the full marriage rights for gays and lesbians.
Today America magazine released an interview by the VP ahead of the arrival of Pope Francis in America. It is quite telling. I know it has helped me understand the conflict that obviously lies within not just Joe Biden but in perhaps millions of Catholics world-wide.
For now, I think I'll let the interview speak for itself:
http://papalvisit.americamedia.org/2015/09/21/biden-interview/
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