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Welcome to #USCCB22, whose public sessions are about to begin.
I’ll be your livetweeting host and Pillar editor-in-chief JD Flynn.
The public meeting is about to begin.
I’ll be your livetweeting host and Pillar editor-in-chief JD Flynn.
The public meeting is about to begin.
You will notice the bishops are seated at round tables. This is a change, part of a focus on building fraternity among the bishops.
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Bishops are beginning with midday prayer.
Covering a niche beat can be difficult when it comes to explaining the nuances of a complicated story, especially one involving religion, politics and the #USCCB. Bishops today are *not* voting on whether President Biden or any other Catholic can receive Communion. 1/
They are voting on whether to begin the process of drafting a formal statement about the Eucharist, which, if approved, is at least five months away from being published. 2/
Supporters of the document point to recent polling showing large numbers of Catholics don’t understand/don’t believe the church’s teaching that the Eucharist is the literal body and blood of Christ. 3/
