Cramer acts more as a campaign publicity agent than a reporter — echoing old lines and moments in which Biden has been “authentically” Catholic. Biden’s Catholic identity, however, has become less and less believable as many Catholics see his public support for abortion and gay marriage intolerable per Catholic social teaching.
Major Violations:
- Lying Headline
- Opinion as Fact
- Dishonest Framing
- Superficial Investigation
Cramer uses a headline implicit within it a lie — that adhering to the teachings of the Catholic Church makes you a “conservative Catholic.”
Here’s the headline:
“‘A Private Matter’: Joe Biden’s Very Public Clash With His Own Church:
Becoming president has brought Biden into direct conflict with conservative Catholics on the most polarizing issue of the moment: Abortion.”
Paragraph 2271 of the Catholic Catechism states [1]:
“Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law: You shall not kill the embryo by abortion and shall not cause the newborn to perish.[75] God, the Lord of life, has entrusted to men the noble mission of safeguarding life, and men must carry it out in a manner worthy of themselves. Life must be protected with the utmost care from the moment of conception: abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes.[76]”
Did Cramer even bother to look at the Catechism? There’s no mention of it anywhere in the article, especially concerning the matter of abortion. If she had, calling Catholics “conservative” who protect life by opposing abortion both publicly and privately is a misnomer. They are simply Catholics.
Biden has come into conflict with Catholics. That’s the accurate headline.
lmao! Xiden a catholic? I guess he’s what you would call a cino!