Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says he no longer attends Church because his āpersonal ethics are enough.ā
During an interview with BBC News, Fauci told host Kathy Kay there were numerous ānegative aspectsā about the Church altogether. Though Fauci maintained that there were problems within the Church, he claimed he identifies as a Catholic.
As the two walked together, Fauci pointed out the Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart at Georgetown University, where he and his wife, Christine, were married.
āThereās Dahlgren Chapel where Chris and I were married,ā Fauci told Kay, to which she commented on the beauty of the chapel before asking him if he still attended Church there.
āYou donāt practice anymore, do you?ā Kay asked Fauci after he revealed that he did not attend Church at the chapel anymore. āWhy?ā
āA number of complicated reasons,ā Fauci told Kay, as she asked him to continue, pointing out that they had āa whole corridorā to walk down.
Fauci explained how his āown personal ethics in lifeā were āenoughā to guide him and keep him āgoing on the right pathā in life.
āI think there are enough negative aspects about the organizational Church,ā Fauci added. āThat you are very well aware of. Iām not against it. I identify myself as a Catholic. I was raised, I was baptized, I was confirmed, I was married in the Church. My children were baptized in the Church. But, as far as practicing it, it seems almost like a pro forma thing that I donāt really need to do.ā
Fauciās comments were met with a wave of criticism with some people pointing out that Fauci viewed āhimself as God.ā
āBecause he sees himself as God,ā actor Matthew Marsden wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
āJesus answered, āI am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me,ā Rep. Austin Smith (R-Ariz.) wrote in a post on X.
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āOf course he doesnāt practice Catholicism, Fauci is an evil elf who worships only himself,ā Buck Sexton, one of the co-hosts of āThe Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Showā wrote.
Sean Southard, the director of the Kentucky Republican Party, pointed out Fauciās āanswer could haveā been a āgreat opportunityā for him to āshare the magnificence of the Church and the beauty of God entering the world as a child.ā
āInstead, he belittles the liturgy,ā Southard added. āSad.ā
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Fauci received a large amount of criticism regarding his recommendations regarding social distancing, wearing masks, getting vaccinated and against large gatherings.
