The most Biden-sycophantic network newscast was unable to help itself on the day of the election of the first American pope. During a roundup of presidential reactions to Pope Leo XIV, correspondent Rachel Scott went to a tired but true hook: “Joe Biden, devout Catholic.” Watch the report in its entirety, as aired on ABC World News Tonight on Thursday, May 8th, 2025: ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT 5/8/25 6:47 PM DAVID MUIR: And back in the U.S., President Trump, former Presidents Biden, Obama, Bush and Clinton all sending messages about this first American pope. The opportunity for unity and their hope for the new leader of the Catholic Church. Rachel Scott at The White House tonight. RACHEL SCOTT: Tonight, the American president calling the election of the first American pope “a great honor for our country.” DONALD TRUMP: What greater honor could there be? And- we’re a little bit surprised but very happy. SCOTT: Each of America’s former presidents sending their good wishes. Joe Biden, a devout Catholic, posting on social media: “Habeas papamom(SIC). May God bless Pope Leo XIV of Illinois. Jill and I congratulate him and wish him success.” Barack Obama posting: “Michelle and I send our congratulations to a fellow Chicagoan. His Holiness Pope Leo XIV…we will pray for him as he begins the sacred work of leading the Catholic Church and setting an example for so many, regardless of faith. George W. Bush calling this “...an historic and hopeful moment for Catholics in America and for the faithful around the world. And Bill Clinton, citing the Pope’s first words today, saying: “...His Hiliness Pope Leo XIV spoke to billions…calling for unity and offering peace, a message the world needs now more than ever.” SCOTT: And President Trump says he looks forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV, saying it will be a very meaningful moment, David. MUIR: Rachel Scott at The White House for us tonight. Rachel, thank you. ABC News had already provided material support to Joe Biden’s image rehabilitation efforts, what with their interview on The View, or “swaddling”, as described by our colleague Nick Fondacaro. The panelists at The View did their level best to prop Biden up, ahead of potentially brutal revelations forthcoming in the slew of books about to drop.  Rachel Scott did likewise here, by reminding viewers that Biden also professed the Catholic faith. Devoutly, even. But as we all know, the “devout Catholic” label doesn’t always get trotted out when reporting on Biden. We didn’t hear the “devout Catholic” label get trotted out when Biden support for abortion, or when he had a trans event at The White House.  Likewise, we heard no such label when Biden’s Department of Justice went after both adherents of Latin Mass and parents seeking to protect their children from overly sexual materials in school. In the eyes of the Legacy Media and as demonstrated by ABC News, “devout Catholic” is an accessory to be placed upon Joe Biden when it is convenient, with no expectation of his upholding the tenets of the faith.