After highlighting his Catholicism more than 10 times in his Springfield, Ill. acceptance speech given alongside presumptive presidential nominee Barack Obama, Senator Joe Biden was scolded by Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput on Monday and urged to forgo Communion due to his pro-abortion stance, reports the Washington Times.  

Archbishop Chaput, who led a pro-life candlelight vigil Monday night in front of a Denver Planned Parenthood, said that Senator Biden’s support for abortion rights was “seriously wrong” and said that Biden should “avoid taking Communion as a result of his pro-choice stand on abortion.”

Biden’s pro-abortion stance combines with recent deceptive statements made by self-appointed ‘Speaker of the Church’ Nancy Pelosi, to fuel growing concerns about the success of the Democratic Party’s renewed out-reach to religious voters while still embracing its long-standing support for unfettered access to abortion.

The Archbishop, who was not invited to speak at any convention events in what appeared to be a deliberate snub, told the Associated Press that he would like to speak with Biden privately, reports the Washington Times.

Catholics, the nation’s largest religious voting bloc, represents 26 percent of the electorate. Alexia Kelly, executive director of Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, said that 11 percent of those this year are considered “swing voters,” more than in any recent election year.