“Deeply Catholic” President Vows “Whole-of-Government” Response to Texas Abortion Restrictions

This week, Texas became the first state to enact a law–thus far unchallenged by the Supreme Court–whereby abortions are not permitted after detectable cardiac activity in the unborn child. The law further permits civil suits against entities continuing the practice in spite of the ban.

President Biden, who has been running the country largely by executive mandate, had a sudden anguish for threats against the Constitution. He surged forth together with Vice President Harris and Speaker Pelosi, to promise unrelenting opposition to the law with the force of the federal government, calling it “bizarre” and “an unprecedented assault on a woman’s constitutional rights under Roe v. Wade.”

Repeatedly appealing to the fact that Roe has been the law of the land for over 50 years, Biden stated: “My administration is deeply committed to the constitutional right established in Roe v. Wade nearly five decades ago and will protect and defend that right.”

Harris vowed: “We will use every lever of our Administration to defend the right to safe and legal abortion — and to strengthen that right.”

It has been left to reporters and right-leaning pundits to ask why Biden continues to throw his enthusiastic support behind an act that the Church has deemed most emphatically not a right but a grave sin and a homicide (for considerably longer than 50 years).

Owen Jensen, a reporter for EWTN, inquired of press secretary Jen Psaki: ” “Why does the President support abortion when his own Catholic faith teaches abortion is morally wrong? …. Who does he believe then should look out for the unborn child?” Psaki gave the same tired responses as in previous briefs, and further lashed out at Jensen with the *super-convincing* argument that Jensen can’t comment on abortion since he is a man.

We’ve been over this before. We urge our readers to look for ways and means to support those fighting this evil: legislatively, spiritually, and practically.

But at the end of the day, it remains to be asked: whose duty is it to address those who misrepresent what it means to be a member of the Church, who want to have it both ways (clinging both to the adulation of the progressive & powerful in the world and to the communion of faithful united in belief in Christ)?

Whose job is it to correct those who present themselves to the world as “deeply Catholic,” but at the same time remain “deeply committed,” with “all the levers” of power at their command to fighting Catholic teaching tooth and nail, empowering violent wickedness of the worst kind, and endangering their own salvation?

It isn’t enough, and has not been for some time, simply to refer back to the Church’s teaching on the sanctity of life, when the most highly-placed in the flock believes he need not accept that to have communion with the Church. This secondary error must be addressed, whether we like it or not.

“Be pleased, Lord, to rescue me;
Hurry, Lord, to help me.
May those be ashamed and humiliated together
Who seek my life to destroy it;
May those be turned back and dishonored
Who delight in my hurt.
May those be appalled because of their shame
Who say to me, “Aha, aha!”
May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
May those who love Your salvation continually say,
“The Lord be exalted!”
But I am afflicted and needy;
May the Lord be mindful of me.
You are my help and my savior;
Do not delay, my God.”

Psalm 40