Joe Biden is a devout Catholic (?)

I've seen a number of people claiming that Joe Biden is a devout Catholic. They use this to help market him to Catholic voters.

Biden says he is a practicing Catholic, and that his faith guides him in many ways. I don't claim to know his soul - that's between him and God. 

But I and others can look at his words and actions, and deem whether those are in keeping with being a devout Catholic.

Biden now supports abortion on demand for the full nine months of pregnancy.

He says he will reverse the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits the government from financially supporting abortion.

He says he will revoke the Mexico City policy, thereby restoring U.S. international support for abortion.

He said he will reverse the decision protecting the Little Sisters of the Poor (and others) from having to provide employees with contraceptive coverage.

He pushed for the legalization of homosexual marriage - and even officiated at one.

All of these actions and words go against Church teachings. 

The Church is very clear on the issue of abortion: It is strictly forbidden. A Catholic cannot be involved in it, and Catholic politicians can't support or promote it. And if they do, they are often told not to receive Communion. 

In a 2013 letter, Pope Francis said, “[people] cannot receive Holy Communion and at the same time act with deeds or words against the commandments, particularly when abortion, euthanasia, and other grave crimes against life and family are encouraged. This responsibility weighs particularly over legislators, heads of governments, and health professionals.”

Back in 2007, according to an article in Reuters, Pope Benedict warned Catholic politicians they risked excommunication from the Church and should not receive communion if they support abortion.

When it comes to Biden himself, some have taken action.

Back in 2012, Bishop Michael Sheridan of Colorado Springs declared  that then-Vice President Joe Biden "... should know, and I would do everything I could do to make sure that he knows, he ought not to be receiving Communion.". 

Last year, Biden was indeed denied Communion in a South Carolina church.

The National Catholic Register covered some other instances where Biden was warned. 

More recently, Bishop Paprocki warned that Biden will force Americans to fund abortions.

As for voters considering voting for Biden, former New York Archbishop John O'Connor offered some guidance: “I do not see how a Catholic, in good conscience, can vote for an individual expressing himself or herself as favoring abortion.” 

Pax et bonum