Bishop Gracida - Biden Has Crossed the Line

In fact Bishop Gracida actually labels Biden as a Catholic in Name Only in the title for his post (VICE-PRESIDENT JOSEPH BIDEN, CINO, INVITES CANONICAL CENSURE). I'm not sure exactly what the Bishop means by a "canonical censure". & I think he is being a bit overly charitable by saying that it is only now that Biden has crossed the line. But, a Bishop (even if retired) has spoken out saying the time for dialog (at least w/ Biden) is past & some sort of action has to be taken.

I will admit that I wish something stronger than this would have been said by Biden or Pelosi's Bishop a lot sooner than this statement. But Bishop Gracida has raised the stakes by saying something MUST be done. Now will a Bishop who can do something have the courage to take the next step? Even though he knows it will invite the wrath of the liberal CINO gang? Is this a sign of the future with the Bishops? Or only a small hiccup? Time will tell.

Retired Bishop: Biden's Kenya Constitution Support 'Invites Canonical Censure'

By Kathleen Gilbert
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, June 21, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Bishop Rene Henry Gracida, Bishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi, has called for a canonical reprimand against U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. Biden, a Catholic, recently travelled to Kenya to lobby for the country's proposed constitution, which has been strenuously opposed by pro-life groups due to its pro-abortion language.
Biden told a crowd earlier this month that the Kenya government should adopt the new constitution in order "to allow money to flow" to Kenya from other countries.
When asked about the lobbying of U.S. pro-life groups against the document, Biden told religious leaders that the Obama administration did not share the position of such groups, and said that their activites are "one of the drawbacks of democracy."
Bishop Gracida wrote on his blog Saturday that Biden "has crossed the line as a Catholic" by supporting the document.
"Now he has taken a stand on Kenya’s proposed new constitution, a stand which is probably a violation of US law and a stand that is certainly immoral," wrote the retired bishop. "Perhaps God, who knows whether or not Biden’s brain was permanently damaged by his brain surgery, will not judge him too harshly, but the Church, which does not have that kind of knowledge should certainly speak out and reprimand him."
Then-senator Biden underwent two operations in 1988 to correct intracranial aneurysms.
Last month, three U.S. congressmen with legal oversight jurisdiction over foreign funds launched a probe to determine whether the Obama administration has violated federal law by using taxpayer money to promote the pro-abortion constitution.