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Almost immediately after his selection, the conflict between his pro-[[abortion]] position and that of his church surfaced:<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS29316+23-Aug-2008+PRN20080823</ref>

Almost immediately after his selection, the conflict between his pro-[[abortion]] position and that of his church surfaced:<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS29316+23-Aug-2008+PRN20080823</ref>

:Biden has said: "I am a long-standing supporter of ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' and a woman's right to choose."  But Biden's own bishop, Bishop Michael Saltarelli of Wilmington, Del., has ... denounced the notion that politicians can 'personally oppose' abortion, but refuse to pass laws protecting the unborn.  He made clear that pro-abortion Catholic politicians should refrain from receiving the Eucharist:

:Biden has said: "I am a long-standing supporter of ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' and a woman's right to choose."  But Biden's own bishop, Bishop Michael Saltarelli of Wilmington, Del., has ... denounced the notion that politicians can 'personally oppose' abortion, but refuse to pass laws protecting the unborn.  He made clear that pro-abortion Catholic politicians should refrain from receiving the Eucharist:

::"The promotion of abortion by any Catholic is a grave and serious matter. Objectively, according to the constant teaching of the Scriptures and the Church, it would be more spiritually beneficial for such a person to refrain from receiving the Body and Blood of Christ.  I ask Catholics in this position to have the integrity to respect the Eucharist, Catholic teaching and the Catholic faithful."

::"The promotion of abortion by any Catholic is a grave and serious matter. Objectively, according to the constant teaching of the Scriptures and the Church, it would be more spiritually beneficial for such a person to refrain from receiving the Body and Blood of Christ.  I ask Catholics in this position to have the integrity to respect the Eucharist, Catholic teaching and the Catholic faithful."

==Early Life and Education==

==Early Life and Education==