By Francis X. Maier, The Catholic Thing - Never mind Mr. Biden’s eccentric view of what being “Catholic” means in matters of public policy. All of his words sounded good. . .except for the fact that a hefty share of the recent “era of demonization” came, and still flows, from Biden’s own party. Donald Trump may have teased and fed the nation’s spirit of conflict, but he didn’t create it. He inherited it from his predecessor.