his 80s, we have had reports that he has been ill, and he will possibly die in the first term of the next president. it seems that the hard core establishment was trying to make sure that there wasn t a serious challenge to who will succeed the current supreme leader, so that is something to keep in the back of your mind. 0k, we will leave it there. great to have you on and have your expertise. tanking. next, roman catholic bishops in the us have voted overwhelmingly to draft a teaching document addressing whether catholic politicians who support abortion rights including presidentjoe biden should be barred from communion. the decision is seen as a direct rebuke to mr biden, and exposes the deep political and cultural divisions within the american church. jamie manson is the president of the advocacy group catholics for choice. she says this was a political action against president biden. i think the timing is very obvious.
a leader to succeed hassan rouhani, who s not allowed to serve for a third term. in a highly controlled contest, almost all those allowed to run were regarded as hardliners. the conservative cleric ebrahim raisi is expected to win. roman catholic bishops in the us are on a potential collision course withjoe biden after voting overwhelmingly to draft a teaching document addressing whether catholic politicians, who support abortion rights, should be barred from communion. the vatican has already indicated its opposition to the bishops move. england and scotland have played a 0 0 draw at wembley in their eagerly anticipated group game at euro 2020. it was the first contest between football s oldest rivals at a major tournament since euro 96. the stalemate still leaves both sides still able to qualify for the next round. now on bbc news, click.
nothing to say to president trump, who supported capital punishment, who treated migrants at the border in a subhuman manner, who daily defiled the earth with his practices and his policies. if they were consistent, sure. but they are not consistent on life issues. ok, let s get into slight technicalities not too much but what kind of document are they drawing up and what kind of weight does it have? it s a teaching document, it s not official norms, but it is something that they can draw upon to back up their demands, that politicians who support abortion rights refrain from communion. and just remind people who are not catholic, what is communion and why is it important? absolutely, so this is the central sacrament of the church. you can receive it daily 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 oth
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bret: u.s. catholic bishops have overwhelmingly approved the drafting of a teaching document that many hope will rebuke catholic politicians including president biden for receiving communion despite their support for abortion rights. the result of the vote was announced near the end of a three-day meeting of the u.s. conference of catholic bishops. punish shop donald wing of madison, wisconsin says many people are confused by a catholic president who advances, quote, the most radical pro-abortion agenda in history. the president said today he doesn t think it s going to happen. conservatives are hearing from perspective 2024 presidential candidates and other leaders this weekend in florida. correspondent mark meredith has highlights of the faith and freedom conference. taking care of business