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One of the founders of Call to Action Nebraska has been denied Communion twice in recent weeks at a Lincoln Catholic parish.
John Krejci, who often attends Mass during the week as well as on Sunday, said he was not allowed to take Communion on Feb. 7 and again Sunday at Lincoln’s Sacred Heart Church.
“It’s disappointing, and it’s unjust,” he said.
Chancellor Mark Huber, the diocese spokesman, said in a statement that the bond to the church appears to have been severed “by the choice of one of the faithful.”
In 1996, the Lincoln diocese decided it would excommunicate members who continue to associate with such groups as Call to Action, which supports dropping the celibacy requirement for priests and giving laypeople a say in the selection of their bishops.
“This means they may not participate in the sacramental life of the church,” according to the diocese rules included in the statement.
Krejci, who said Call to Action members have appealed their excommunication to Rome, said he was first denied Communion by Lincoln Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz, who presided over the Feb. 7 Mass at Sacred Heart.
“I was the last one in line (for Communion),” Krejci said. “As I got up to him, he kind of waved me off with kind of a rude gesture. He spun around and went back to the altar.”
Krejci followed the bishop up to the altar and, after the bishop sat down, took a wafer anyway.
Since then, Krejci has attended other Catholic churches in the diocese and participated in communion.
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John Krejci, who often attends Mass during the week as well as on Sunday, said he was not allowed to take Communion on Feb. 7 and again Sunday at Lincoln’s Sacred Heart Church.
“It’s disappointing, and it’s unjust,” he said.
Chancellor Mark Huber, the diocese spokesman, said in a statement that the bond to the church appears to have been severed “by the choice of one of the faithful.”
In 1996, the Lincoln diocese decided it would excommunicate members who continue to associate with such groups as Call to Action, which supports dropping the celibacy requirement for priests and giving laypeople a say in the selection of their bishops.
“This means they may not participate in the sacramental life of the church,” according to the diocese rules included in the statement.
Krejci, who said Call to Action members have appealed their excommunication to Rome, said he was first denied Communion by Lincoln Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz, who presided over the Feb. 7 Mass at Sacred Heart.
“I was the last one in line (for Communion),” Krejci said. “As I got up to him, he kind of waved me off with kind of a rude gesture. He spun around and went back to the altar.”
Krejci followed the bishop up to the altar and, after the bishop sat down, took a wafer anyway.
Since then, Krejci has attended other Catholic churches in the diocese and participated in communion.
omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=57&u_sid=1345668