Delaney: 'I don't believe religious doctrine should inform public policy'

Former Maryland Rep. John DelaneyJohn DelaneyThe Hill’s Coronavirus Report: Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas says country needs to rethink what ‘policing’ means; US cases surpass 2 million with no end to pandemic in sight Minnesota AG Keith Ellison says racism is a bigger problem than police behavior; 21 states see uptick in cases amid efforts to reopen The Hill’s Coronavirus Report: Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan says there will be consequences from fraying US-China relations; WHO walks back claims on asymptomatic spread of virus MORE (D), a 2020 presidential candidate, said Sunday that religious doctrine should not inform public policy.

“I also believe strongly in the freedom of religion, and I believe strongly in the separation of church and state,” Delaney said at CNN town hall in Austin, Texas. “So I don’t believe religious doctrine should inform public policy.” 

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Delaney, who is Catholic, added that he believes faith can inform an individual, but said it should not sway public policy.

“A lot of us get our values from our faith,” Delaney said, adding that his “social justice orientation” comes from his Catholic faith “to some extent.”

“But I don’t think my church, and my church polices and doctrines, should decide public policy in this country.”

CNN host Jake Tapper pressed Delaney on how his Catholic faith informed his opinions on abortion.

“I’m pro-choice,” Delaney responded. “And I completely support a woman’s decision to make her own reproductive decisions about her own body. I don’t struggle with that as a matter of public policy.”

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