We Admit That We Are Not Worthy: Did Joe?

This past Sunday former Vice President of the United States and current Presidential hopeful Joe Biden was denied Communion by a brave Roman Catholic priest in Florence South Carolina because of Biden's pro-abortion position. The priest will catch some flak as I heard from one Fox and Friends host Tuesday morning who said in effect that none of us would be worthy to receive Communion if the priest were to be consistent.

Consistent with what? A think the priest would be acting consistently if Biden had not first received the Sacrament of Penance and sacramental confession.

Regarding this, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops says,

"As Catholics, we fully participate in the celebration of the Eucharist when we receive Holy Communion. We are encouraged to receive Communion devoutly and frequently. In order to be properly disposed to receive Communion, participants should not be conscious of grave sin and normally should have fasted for one hour. A person who is conscious of grave sin is not to receive the Body and Blood of the Lord without prior sacramental confession except for a grave reason where there is no opportunity for confession. In this case, the person is to be mindful of the obligation to make an act of perfect contrition, including the intention of confessing as soon as possible (canon 916). A frequent reception of the Sacrament of Penance is encouraged for all."

We Anglicans confess our sins as part of our worship services and are made fully aware of our unworthiness to receive Communion when we pray the prayer of humble access,

The prayer of humble access (Anglican Standard Text):

We do not presume to come to this your table, O merciful Lord,trusting in our own righteousness,but in your abundant and great mercies.We are not worthy so much as to gather upthe crumbs under your table;but you are the same Lordwhose character is always to have mercy.Grant us, therefore, gracious Lord,so to eat the flesh of your dear Son Jesus Christ,and to drink his blood,that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body,and our souls washed through his most precious blood,and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen. 

Many Roman Catholics also briefly acknowledge their unworthiness depending on which Eucharistic prayer is followed.

Did Joe?

I hope so.

Let us pray that he abandon his support of abortion and join the rest of us unworthy folk at the communion rail.