Catholic group denounces Obama's pick of Biden for V.P. Fred Jackson- OneNewsNow - 8/23/2008 6:40:00 AM The Roman Catholic group, Fidelis, says Barack Obama's selection of pro-abortion Catholic Joe Biden to be his V.P. running mate "is a slap in the face to Catholic voters" and poses a major challenge for American Catholics. In a press release sent out overnight, Fidelis president, Brian Burch, declared that Barack Obama has "re-opened a wound among American Catholics" by picking a pro-abortion Catholic politician like Joe Biden. According to Burch, the American Catholic bishops have made it clear that Catholic political leaders must defend the dignity of every human person, including the unborn. " Sadly, Joe Biden's tenure in the United States Senate has been marked by steadfast support for legal abortion" he added. During the recent Democratic primary campaign Biden said: I am a long-standing supporter of Roe v Wade and a woman's right to