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mshealy
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Some have noticed that when the Pope was here certain “pro-abortion Catholic politicians” received the Eucharist. Why? What does this mean? See, ncrcafe.org/node/1749.
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NotWorthy
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During the Kerry campaign, this became a hot subject. I believe each bishop was able to decide how their diocese would handle it:
a) refuse it
b) give them the benefit of the doubt (that they have repented) and let them receive communion
c) let each priest decide for themselves how to handle each individual communicant.
a) refuse it
b) give them the benefit of the doubt (that they have repented) and let them receive communion
c) let each priest decide for themselves how to handle each individual communicant.
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benedictgal
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This is a story on the document issued by the former Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger when he served as Prefect for the Congregation on the Doctrine of the Faith:
therealpresence.org/eucharst/holycom/denial.htm
This relates to Canon Law and should also be helpful to the matter at hand.
This might be able to shed some light. It is important to note that neither Pelosi nor Kerry received Holy Communion from the Pope.
Here is another, more recent document, which was released last year:
therealpresence.org/eucharst/holycom/denial.htm
This relates to Canon Law and should also be helpful to the matter at hand.
This might be able to shed some light. It is important to note that neither Pelosi nor Kerry received Holy Communion from the Pope.
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pprimeau1976
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Cardinal McCarrick basicly decided option B for the Archdiocese of Washington because he was against stopping someone at the communion line. His successor, Archbishop Wuerl hasn’t changed this.
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RichT
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Well as we saw last week, yes they can, and they did, sadly enough. Now I am not saying the church allows it, but the way it was explained was that they (the politicians) really need to make the choice to abstain from receiving on their own. At least that was the explanation given by Fr, Newhaus while commentating with Raymond Arroyo on EWTN.
He basically said that no EMHC or Priest can really refuse because they are not likely to be in a postion of knowing that person’s status. We have to give them the benefit of the doubt, that they have had a change of heart and have confessed their sins. I have even heard Fr. Corapi say something similar, although he did say he might be tempted to refuse to serve them.
Another sad thing was that one of these prominent politician’s was quoted as saying, “The Pope’s visit is too big of a deal to not take communion.” In other words, they are more than willing to put their agenda ahead of the bigger picture, and make a mockery of the Eucharist just so they can say they received at a Mass presided over by the Holy Father.
FWIW, John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi, and Ted Kennedy all received the Eucharist last week while attending one of the Papal Masses. I’m sure there were more who recieved. Again, very sad.
He basically said that no EMHC or Priest can really refuse because they are not likely to be in a postion of knowing that person’s status. We have to give them the benefit of the doubt, that they have had a change of heart and have confessed their sins. I have even heard Fr. Corapi say something similar, although he did say he might be tempted to refuse to serve them.
Another sad thing was that one of these prominent politician’s was quoted as saying, “The Pope’s visit is too big of a deal to not take communion.” In other words, they are more than willing to put their agenda ahead of the bigger picture, and make a mockery of the Eucharist just so they can say they received at a Mass presided over by the Holy Father.
FWIW, John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi, and Ted Kennedy all received the Eucharist last week while attending one of the Papal Masses. I’m sure there were more who recieved. Again, very sad.
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wanner47
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JimR-OCDS
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The Bishops see a difference from politicians, who vote to keep government out of abortion issues, and those who sponsor bills to help provide abortions. One candidate, who I can’t name, at one time went to the UN’s Cairo-5 summit, and threatened to withhold US funds to poor nations, who did not allow abortion. This candidate, is what then Cardinal Ratzinger was speaking about.
A candidate, who votes against a bill, that would prohibit abortion access in some way, but votes against it because of other attachments to the bill, would not necessarily be going against Church doctrine.
Sometimes its difficult for to understand exactly how a politician voted on an abortion issue, without knowing what the entire bill that he/she was voting on, looked like.
We should do our home work, so that we vote intelligently. But then, politicians don’t rely on intelligent voters, but rather, on the majority.
Jim
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RichT
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Yep, forgot about Rudy!Rudy Guiliani received as well.
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