Former U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly has written an article in the Indianapolis Star. Portions of it are cited below. The full article can be accessed by the link at the bottom.
JOE DONNELLY | INDIANAPOLIS STAR | August 16, 2020
I recently saw Donald Trump’s blustering comments challenging Joe Biden’s faith and beliefs – this from the very same Donald Trump who took great pleasure in mocking those with disabilities during his campaign.
Donald Trump has made a lot of fact-free statements in recent years, but his incoherent babbling about who qualifies as appropriately religious would be comical if it were not so pathetic and desperate.
Joe Biden lives his faith every day. Every Sunday, he is on his knees attending Mass and praying for his country, his family, and all those in need in our beloved nation. I know this because I know Joe Biden and I come from the same Irish Catholic faith tradition.......
In the Bible, Luke states that “To whom much is given, much is expected.” Joe Biden has always embraced that passage with his life’s work. He has worked in food pantries, fights for health care and makes sure those who are struggling have shelter because he believes that is what God expects us to do with the gifts our Creator has given to us.
When I was 10 years old, my mom died from cancer. My dad, who was deeply religious, put his arm around all of us and told us we’d stick together and make it through. I found out later that my dad told his friend that “without my faith, I could never have gotten through such tough times.”
That’s also Joe Biden’s story. His deep Catholic faith helped him survive and hold his boys close after they lost his wife, Neilia, and daughter Naomi in 1972. His devotion to God helped him care for all those around him rather than himself after the crushing loss of his son Beau in 2015.
Joe Biden’s life has been filled with heartbreak and loss, but his unwavering faith in God’s mercy and plan has enabled Joe to dedicate his life to others and help fill their lives with faith and love.
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Donald Trump makes things up all the time, and his comments on Joe Biden’s religious life are at best nonsensical. This Sunday, Joe Biden as usual will be on his knees in Church praying for our nation, our people, and those who are most at risk. I and others around our country will be praying for Joe Biden and for God to give him the wisdom needed for the task ahead.
Joe Donnelly is the former congressman from the 2nd District of Indiana and the former U.S. senator from Indiana. He is also a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Notre Dame Law School.
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