Biden’s long career in public service demonstrates his public support of policies consistent with Catholic social teaching, including his opposition to the death penalty and support for access to healthcare for all. Unfortunately, his record also demonstrates support for positions dogmatically opposed to Catholic tenets such as abortion, same-sex marriage, and gender identity theory.
Biden’s support for repealing the Hyde amendment and the Mexico City policy, which respectively prohibit public funding for abortion and American funding for abortions in foreign countries, is an early indication that the President plans to pursue an aggressive pro-abortion policy. Additionally, his support of transgender rights at the expense of the broader public’s rights lends credence to the argument that gender is fluid and not bound by binary classification. These are dangerous principles against both Catholic teaching and natural law.