Pope Francis has denied Catholic US President Joe Biden a Mass due to the controversy about Biden receiving communion stemming from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops upcoming meeting.

Catholic News Agency reported:

The President’s entourage had originally requested for Biden to attend Mass with the pope early in the morning, but the proposal was nixed by the Vatican after considering the impact that Biden receiving Holy Communion from the pope would have on the discussions the USCCB is planning to have during their meeting starting Wednesday, June 16.

Biden, a professed Catholic, holds several public positions in direct contradiction contradiction to Catholic moral teaching, including those on abortion, transgender ideology, and homosexual unions.