when you are a catholic. you're supposed to receive it at least once a week. it is the body and blood of christ for catholics. it is the real presence of god in our midst. it truly brings us into communion, into one with each other. and so to see this disunity happening is profoundly painful for the church. so what kind of impact would have if this does go ahead and joe biden is formally, according to this document, not allowed to take part? well, it would notjust be joe biden, it would be house speaker nancy pelosi and early 100 other congresspeople who are catholic and pro—choice. they would be forced to refrain from communion. it is very sad because they are using this to bully the president with something that is profoundly sacred to him, and many of our elected officials. so it would be, i think, a cause of great embarrassment for the church, and a cause of great pain for elected officials. our thanks to jamie manson. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: would you punch