We have been assured by various secular outlets that former Vice President Joe Biden is a Catholic. Some even go so far as to call him a devout Catholic.
Putting aside debate over his status, I decided to look back over history at various people identified as Catholics. Some of them ceased practicing, or even renounced their faith. But they were baptized Catholics, and some folks argue that even if you have fallen away or are going against clear teachings of the Church, you remain a Catholic.
Joseph (Whitey) Bulger was a Catholic.
Al Capone was a Catholic.
Fidel Castro was a Catholic.
Francois (Papa Doc) Duvalier was a Catholic.
Francisco Franco was a Catholic.
John Wayne Gacy was a Catholic.
Vito Genovese was a Catholic.
Bob Guccione was a Catholic.
Adolph Hitler was a Catholic.
King Leopold II of Belgium was a Catholic.
Charles (Lucky) Luciano was a Catholic.
Ferdinand Marcos was a Catholic.
Henry (Billy the Kid) McCarty was a Catholic.
Timothy McVeigh was a Catholic.
Vlad the Impaler was a Catholic.
Interesting company, eh?
I guess being a baptized Catholic, and even claiming to be a practicing one, is no guarantee of moral behavior or even of living according to the Faith.
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