>> If anyone could have strengthened Presidential candidate Joe Biden's Catholic faith and affected the course of history, it is his bishop, William Francis Malooly. >> For the last 12 years, Malooly has been the former vice president's shepherd in Wilmington, Delaware, Biden's home diocese. It was on Malooly's watch that Biden went from: * Refusing to use tax dollars to fund abortion to campaigning for [taxpayer-funded abortion](https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/total-commitment-to-abortion) * Supporting the Defense of Marriage Act to [officiating at a so-called gay marriage](https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/v.p.-biden-officiates-gay-wedding); and * Treasuring the nuns of his youth to [suing them](https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/trump-calls-out-biden-on-faith) endlessly [in court](https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/supreme-court-contraception) >> Within six weeks of Malooly's arrival in Wilmington, his most influential parishioner — Joe Biden — was named Barack Obama's running mate. Biden had a reputation as a solidly moderate Democrat — blue-collar Joe. It was one of the reasons he was chosen to be the vice-presidential nominee. Full transcript can be found here: https://www.churchmilitant.com/video/episode/cpak-bidens-bishop