Wilton Gregory, archbishop of Washington, DC, has said he will not deny Mr Biden communion.

华盛顿大主教威尔顿·格雷戈里表示，他不会拒绝拜登参仪式。

They also serve, like non-clergy men, to assist the priest during the most important ceremony: holy communion.

他们也像非神职人员一样，在最重要的仪式上协助牧师。

Such ceremonies as baptism and communion appeared to him scandalous.

像洗礼和这样的仪式在他看来是可耻的。

Denying someone the eucharist is rare. When John Kerry ran for president in 2004, some bishops wanted to deny him communion, but never did.

拒绝接受是很少见的。2004年约翰·克里竞选总统时，一些主教想要拒绝他参仪式，但从未成功。

Earlier this week, we hosted a Passover Seder at the White House, and joined Jewish families around the world in their retellings of the story of the Exodus and the victory of faith over oppression.

些时候，我们在白宫举行了逾越节仪式，与全世界各地的犹太家庭一起重述出埃及记的故事，纪念反压迫的信念所取得的胜利。

Some of the rich villagers walked right into the store and stood at the elbows of the two important-looking men from the telephone company, who proceeded with utmost gravity, like priests at Communion, to wire up the telephone.

小店里，从电话公司来的两个人看上去像是很有身份的人，他们像仪式上的牧师一样，在极其严肃地接通电话，一些富有的村民径直走到店里，站在这两人旁边观看。