Biden receives Communion in Rome amid debate in the US.Roman Catholic & President Joe Biden,were distracted or misled Elements led by UK Queen & France.

Biden receives Communion in Rome amid debate in the US.Roman Catholic & President Joe Biden,were distracted or misled Elements led by UK Queen & France. ROME (AP) — President Joe Biden received Communion at St. Patrick’s Church during Saturday Vigil Mass, a day after saying Pope Francis told him he should continue to partake in the sacrament, despite the opposition of some conservatives in the U.S. upset with his position on abortion. (1 of 3) U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attend mass at St. Patrick's Church during the G20 leaders summit, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Rome. U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attend mass at St. Patrick's Church during the G20 leaders summit, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Rome. (2 of 3) President Joe Biden walks out of St. Patricks Church after attending Mass during the G20 leaders summit, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Rome. President Joe Biden walks out of St. Patricks Church after attending Mass during the G20 leaders summit, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Rome. U.S. President Joe Biden looks on prior to a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at La Villa Bonaparte in Rome, Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. Biden attended Saturday Vigil Mass at St. Patrick's Church a day after telling reporters that Pope Francis told him he should continue to receive Communion, despite the opposition of some conservatives in the U.S. upset with his support for abortion rights. ( October 30, 2021 Biden and his wife, Jill, visited the English-speaking church that is the main place of worship for the American Catholic community in Rome and is located near the U.S. Embassy. The president stopped in between events at the Group of 20 world leaders' summit taking place in the city this weekend. While Biden regularly receives Communion in his home dioceses in Washington and Delaware, it was significant that he also received Communion in Rome. The pope technically is the bishop of Rome, and while he delegates day-to-day administration to his vicar, St. Patrick’s parish is technically in the pope's archdiocese. As such, Biden received Communion in the pope’s archdiocese. About 30 people attended the Mass, and security guards ringed the aisles. The Bidens sat in the last row that had been roped off as “Reserved” and entered quietly, just after Mass had begun. The Rev. Joe Ciccone, the vice rector of St. Patrick's and a member of the Paulist order, was the main celebrant and was joined by the parish rector, the Rev. Steven Petroff, and a third priest. The Associated Press attended the service. Ciccone's homily was a meditation on love that he said he had composed days ago, before he knew the Bidens would be attending. He said it was an honor to have them in the parish, and that Biden's position on abortion and whether to administer Communion was not an issue for him or the parish. “Communion is what brings us together in the Lord. None of us are pure and perfect. We struggle through life. We’re all saints and sinners,” Ciccone told The Associated Press after the service. “And when you’re a public figure you have to make certain decisions, especially in a democracy, on behalf of more than just your own personal feelings,” he added. No special announcement was made at the start of Mass about the Bidens' presence though, at the end, Petroff noted that they were in the church. He welcomed them, thanked them for coming and offered prayers “for the important work" they do. A round of applause broke out in the pews. Both Bidens wore facemasks throughout the service and embraced during the sign of peace. The president tucked American money into the collection basket when an usher came to his pew. The final hymn, to which the priests and then the Bidens exited, was “Let there be peace on Earth, and let it begin with me." The president’s support for abortion rights has put him at odds with many U.S. bishops, some of whom have suggested he should be denied Communion. American bishops are due to hold their annual fall conference in mid-November, and will find themselves debating a possible rebuke of a U.S. president. Several conservative U.S. bishops expressed dismay about the pope's reported words to Biden. Bishop Joseph Strickland, of Tyler, Texas, retweeted a blistering blog post by conservative Cardinal Raymond Burke that strongly reaffirmed that Catholic politicians who support abortion rights cannot receive the sacrament. “Let us pray for the repentance of all who support the murder of the unborn," Strickland wrote. Petroff, the parish rector who actually gave Biden the Eucharist, said he had never denied the sacrament to anyone. “First of all, I don’t know what is going on inside anyone’s mind when they come to receive the Eucharist," he told AP. “And secondly, I am not the Eucharist police. The Eucharist, as Pope Francis and many popes have said, is medicine for those who need it." Biden told reporters on Friday that abortion did not come up in his 75-minute meeting with Francis at the Vatican. “We just talked about the fact he was happy that I was a good Catholic and I should keep receiving Communion,” Biden said. The Vatican spokesman declined to comment on Biden’s remarks about Communion, noting that the Vatican doesn’t comment on the pope’s private conversations beyond what is written in the official communique, which made no mention of the issue. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement after the Vatican meeting that didn’t address Biden’s remark about Communion. Instead, the statement suggested that the president would not be singled out in any document emerging from the bishops’ meeting next month. The document “is intended to speak to the beauty of meeting Jesus Christ in the Eucharist and is addressed to all Catholics,” the statement said. Francis has stressed that he will not reject political leaders who support abortion rights, though Catholic policy allows individual bishops to choose whether to prevent people from taking Communion. When asked recently whether he would refuse the sacrament to Biden, Francis did not give a “yes" or “no" answer but said bishops should be pastors, not politicians. Associated Press writers Zeke Miller and Trisha Thomas contributed to this report. ------------------------------------------------ The Latest: Pakistan says world wants to engage Taliban,as its Pakistan,UK & France Tactic of their Dual Dealing Option after their secret long connivance/spying & Sabotage.This Moderate US Govt. can partner with the FM led Moderate Iran,for better Afghan Handling. — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — The UK and France usually caused most of the world’s political Crises,emigration & other economic Problems and left them for the US to solve them or blame the US for not handling them well. Haiti is a French EX-Colony,France manhandled it or British Ex-Colonies of Africa,Middle East/Arab,Chinese/Asia,Central/South America & Caribbean and left them for US,to bear the Cost/Blame,as US issues.Pls,go History to know more. — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s foreign minister says the international community is not in a hurry to recognize the Taliban government, although it has a desire to engage with it. Shah Mahmood Qureshi spoke at a joint news conference after holding talks with his Spanish counterpart José Manuel Albares in the capital, Islamabad. (1 of 6) Taliban fighters sit in a pickup truck at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. Some 200 foreigners, including Americans, flew out of Afghanistan on an international commercial flight from Kabul airport on Thursday, the first such large-scale departure since U.S and foreign forces concluded their frantic withdrawal at the end of last month. (2 of 6) Taliban fighters stand guard inside the Hamid Karzai International Airport after the U.S. withdrawal in Kabul, Afghanistan. Taliban authorities will allow between 100 and 150 Americans to fly out from Kabul in the coming hours, Qatari officials said on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, marking the airport’s first such flight since U.S. forces withdrew from the country. The large group of foreigners, including Americans and other Westerners, would depart Thursday on a Qatar Airways flight that had earlier ferried humanitarian aid to the country, officials said. (3 of 6) Foreigners board a Qatar Airways aircraft at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. Some 200 foreigners, including Americans, flew out of Afghanistan on an international commercial flight from Kabul airport on Thursday, the first such large-scale departure since U.S and foreign forces concluded their frantic withdrawal at the end of last month. (4 of 6) Taliban soldiers gather with weapons and machinery in Panjshir province northeastern of Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. (5 of 6) Taliban soldiers stand guard in Panjshir province in northeastern Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. (6 of 6) Taliban soldiers stand guard in Panjshir province, northeastern Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. ( September 10, 2021 Qureshi said that he had come to this belief after having meetings with diplomats from various countries. He said that “people are watching, they are waiting, they are looking at the unfolding events of Afghanistan.” Qureshi said “I see a desire to engage but not a rush to recognize” the Taliban. In his remarks, Albares said Spain wants to see a stable and peaceful Afghanistan. He also said Spain wanted safe transit for those who wanted to leave Afghanistan to travel to Spain. MORE ON AFGHANISTAN: — Flight takes about 200, including Americans, out of Kabul — Pentagon chief: al-Qaida may seek comeback in Afghanistan — Analysis: Taliban hard-line path worsens Afghanistan dilemma — As flights resume, plight of Afghan allies tests Biden’s vow — Find more AP coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/afghanistan BERLIN German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle says 10 of its correspondents in Afghanistan have left the country for Pakistan, after it was previously unable to get them out of Kabul by air. Deutsche Welle said in a statement Friday that the journalists, including its only female correspondent in Afghanistan, were able to leave on Thursday. It didn’t detail how exactly they got out of Afghanistan, but said that “due to a variety of reasons” an evacuation by air had not worked out. The group had waited unsuccessfully outside the Kabul airport for days. As a result, the broadcaster said, “all options were explored to get the group out of the country by another route.” Deutsche Welle director general Peter Limbourg thanked the German government, “without whom this evacuation would not have been possible,” and Qatar, which he said made an “enormous effort.” He said authorities in Islamabad had granted permission for the evacuation of the families on humanitarian grounds. The evacuated correspondents are to be taken to Bonn, Germany. The broadcaster said it is in talks with authorities to bring relatives of the employees of its Dari and Pashto services to Germany, as well as two correspondents and their families who had returned to their hometowns after weeks of waiting in Kabul. MADRID Spain’s foreign minister is in Islamabad for talks with Pakistani officials aimed at easing the transit of Afghan people who worked with Spain before Afghanistan’s fall into the hands of the Taliban. Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares is scheduled to hold meetings with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan and his counterpart, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, among other officials. In a video released by the Spanish ministry, Albares said that the goal was to hold talks “with one of the main key players in the region” and find ways to “leave no one behind.” The minister said he would give assurances to the Pakistani government that Spain’s embassy would deal fast with Afghans who worked for the country in order for them not to become a burden for Pakistan. Albares’ is the first trip by a Spanish foreign minister to Pakistan in 70 years of diplomatic relations. ISLAMABAD Pakistan’s foreign minister says it is the collective responsibility of the international community to help Afghanistan to avert a humanitarian crisis. In a statement Friday, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that despite having limited resources, Pakistan a day earlier sent a plane carrying food and medicines to Kabul. Qureshi said more such aid will be dispatched to Afghanistan via land routes. Qureshi made his comments ahead of the visit of his Spanish counterpart, José Manuel Albares, who was expected to arrive in the capital, Islamabad, later Friday, for talks on Afghanistan. Qureshi said that a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan wouldn’t be anyone’s interest — in the region or in the world. Pakistan wants the international community to unfreeze Afghanistan’s assets to enable Kabul use its own money to avert a worsening humanitarian crisis. The Taliban government currently does not have access to the Afghanistan central bank’s $9 billion in reserves, most of which is held by the New York Federal Reserve. These reserves were blocked amid last month’s political turmoil in Afghanistan. UNITED NATIONS The United Nations development agency says Afghanistan is teetering on the brink of “universal poverty” which could become a reality in the middle of next year unless urgent efforts are made to bolster local communities and their economies. It said the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has put 20 years of steady economic gains at risk. The U.N. Development Program outlined four scenarios for Afghanistan following the Taliban’s Aug. 15 assumption of power that predict the country’s GDP will decline between 3.6% and 13.2% in the next fiscal year starting in June 2022, depending on the intensity of the crisis and how much the world engages with the Taliban. That is in sharp contrast to the expected 4% growth in GDP before the fall of the government. “Afghanistan pretty much faces universal poverty by the middle of next year,” Kanni Wignaraja, UNDP’s Asia-Pacific Director, told a news conference Thursday launching its 28-page assessment. “That’s where we’re heading -- it’s 97-98% (poverty rate) no matter how you work these projections.” Currently, the poverty rate is 72% and Wignaraja pointed to many development gains after the Taliban were ousted from power in 2001: Per capita income more than doubled in the last 20 years, life expectancy at birth was extended by about nine years, the number of years of schooling rose from six to 10, “and we got women into university.” But she said Afghanistan now faces “a humanitarian and development disaster” resulting from political instability, frozen foreign reserves, a collapsed public finance system, “a crush on local banking because of this,” as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. UNITED NATIONS The United States has a message for the Taliban: If it lives up to all its commitments, brings greater stability to Afghanistan and the region, demonstrates widespread inclusion, and protects the gains of the last 20 years “we’ll work with it.” But U.S. deputy ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis, who delivered the message at a U.N. Security Council meeting on Thursday, stressed that “any legitimacy and support will have to be earned.” He said the standards the international community has set are clear and include facilitating safe passage for Afghans and foreign nationals who want to leave Afghanistan and respecting the country’s obligations under international humanitarian law “including those related to the protection of civilians.” “We’re watching closely to see that those standards are met,” he said. DeLaurentis told the council that following the U.S. withdrawal and the Taliban takeover, Afghanistan needs the United Nations and the U.N. political mission in the country “more than ever.” He said “the United States remains committed to the people of Afghanistan,” and as the country’s largest humanitarian donor it is helping partners on the ground provide assistance, “but the needs are vast.” With the diplomatic footprint in the country reduced, DeLaurentis said, “the U.N. has a vitally important role to play” not only in coordinating aid but in preventing human rights violations and abuses and pursuing accountability for those that have occurred, and in protecting children and civilians. ----------------------------------------- Merkel and Putin to discuss Afghanistan,other Major Issues.But Trump led UK,France & Trump/Putin Proxies are ignorant & myopic of what Iran Can act at any prompt critical Time.The Current Afghan Peace Negotiation with Russia,China & Other Western Allies,without Iran,is tactically Wrong,But the Joe Biden's All inclusive/Sides Peace Negotiation with Russia,China & Other Western Allies,with Iran,is the Best.Experts opined that US can partner with Iranian Foreign Minister led Moderate Iran on Afghan Separate Stay,which excludes former double standards' Western Allies & their Spying Embassies,closed with the US Security stationed,as to monitor them. Russia targets lawyers over Media Comments on the Treason Case,organized by the Putin Russia Hegemony & Associates,as to continue to loot Russia in the name of Leadership. MOSCOW (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel traveled to Russia Friday to discuss the crisis in Afghanistan, the separatist conflict in Ukraine and Moscow’s treatment of imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, among other issues. (1 of 10) Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, presents flowers to German Chancellor Angela Merkel during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. The talks between Merkel and Putin are expected to focus on Afghanistan, the Ukrainian crisis and the situation in Belarus among other issues. (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) (2 of 10) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. The talks between Merkel and Putin are expected to focus on Afghanistan, the Ukrainian crisis and the situation in Belarus among other issues. (Evgeny Odinokov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) (3 of 10) Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, presents flowers to German Chancellor Angela Merkel during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. The talks between Merkel and Putin are expected to focus on Afghanistan, the Ukrainian crisis and the situation in Belarus among other issues. (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) (4 of 10) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, prior to talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. 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