Following President Donald Trump’s claim that former Vice President Joe Biden wants to “hurt God,” CNN was quick to note that Biden is in fact a lifelong, practicing Catholic.

But that did not satisfy The Daily Caller, a right-wing website co-founded by Fox News’ Tucker Carlson — which sent a press inquiry to CNN communications official Matt Dornic, attacking Biden’s religious beliefs.

Dornic proceeded to post the message on Twitter, calling it “really gross” — and pointing out that the Catholic faith gives Biden broad leeway to follow his personal conscience.

This is really gross. pic.twitter.com/0nxsfZx22A

— Matt Dornic (@mdornic) August 6, 2020

Except people can identify with a faith while not agreeing with all doctrines entirely. There’s a range of thought in Catholicism, and that’s always been the case. Separately, Catholic teaching places great emphasis on the notion of conscience.

— Matthew Hughes (@matthewhughes) August 6, 2020

From the horse’s mouth, as it were. A huge component of Catholic morality is that we’re all bestowed with the ability to identify right from wrong. It’s something innate within us all. https://t.co/fGilpRUXfa

— Matthew Hughes (@matthewhughes) August 6, 2020

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