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A Catholic Sinner Seeks Communion—And Happens to Be President

Abortion, Religion and Faith, Joe Biden

Posted on AllSides February 22nd, 2021

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Father kevin gillespie and the staff at Holy Trinity Catholic Church find out that President Joe Biden is coming to Mass an hour and a half ahead of time. For security reasons, only a few people can know, including the music director, who might otherwise get suspicious when Secret Service agents start poking around in her piano. The parish limits its services to 50 people to minimize the spread of COVID-19, but it makes an exception when the president and his detail attend. The first time Biden came, everyone applauded...

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