Catholics who support abortion should not receive Communion, says Archbishop Burke

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Rome, Aug 19, 2008 / 10:00 am (CNA).- The prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, Archbishop Raymond Burke, said this week that Catholics, especially politicians, who publically defend abortion should not receive Communion, and that ministers of Communion should be responsibly charitable in denying it to them if they ask for it, “until they have reformed their lives.”

In an interview with the magazine, Radici Christiane, Archbishop Burke pointed out that there is often a lack of reverence at Mass when receiving Communion. “Receiving the Body and Blood of Christ unworthily is a sacrilege,” he warned. “If it is done deliberately in mortal sin it is a sacrilege.”

To illustrate his point, he referred to “public officials who, with knowledge and consent, uphold actions that are against the Divine and Eternal moral law." He then gave the example of politicians who "support abortion, which entails the taking of innocent and defenseless human lives. A person who commits sin in this way should be publicly admonished in such a way as to not receive Communion until he or she has reformed his life,” the archbishop said.

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The Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura is the administrative appellate tribunal of the Holy See and, consequently, the highest judicial authority of the Catholic Church besides the Pope himself.
 
Now this Archbishop is a leader.
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Does anyone “support abortion”? What about those who hate abortion but take the view that a woman determined on abortion ultimately has to be allowed to do so?
 
dipper said:
Does anyone “support abortion”? What about those who hate abortion but take the view that a woman determined on abortion ultimately has to be allowed to do so?
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They are still “supporting” abortion. If someone were against armed robbery but took the view that a “person determined on committing an armed robberty ultimately has to be allowed to do so,” I would say they are “supporting” armed robbery.
 
Clearly I am confused.

I didn’t realize a “Catholic” could be “Catholic” AND be “Pro-Abortion”
 
Does support for any other mortal sin fall under this command?

What about the Catholic that lies to a friend’s spouse so they can be with their lover? What about the Catholic that encourages others to use ABC or uses it themselves?

There are many ways that Catholics can support others in sin.
 
Fitswimmer said:
Does support for any other mortal sin fall under this command?

What about the Catholic that lies to a friend’s spouse so they can be with their lover? What about the Catholic that encourages others to use ABC or uses it themselves?

There are many ways that Catholics can support others in sin.
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Um…yes…a “Catholic who lies to a friend’s spouse so they can be with their lover” should not receive communion (unless they repent and receive absolution). A “Catholic that encourages others to use ABC or uses it themselves” also should not receive communion (unless they repent and receive absolution).

I’m not clear what you are getting at.
 
rlg94086 said:
Um…yes…a “Catholic who lies to a friend’s spouse so they can be with their lover” should not receive communion (unless they repent and receive absolution). A “Catholic that encourages others to use ABC or uses it themselves” also should not receive communion (unless they repent and receive absolution).

I’m not clear what you are getting at.
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Just curious because he only specified abortion. I would think it would have been better phrased: “Catholics who support Mortal Sin should not receive Communion.”
 
dipper said:
Does anyone “support abortion”? What about those who hate abortion but take the view that a woman determined on abortion ultimately has to be allowed to do so?
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What about those who hate slavery but who take the view that each plantation owner decides whether the black man has full human rights.

What about those who hate the gas chambers but take the view that the Nazi German laws allow for this so this is for them to decide based on their own personal morality.
 
well i think they specified because some very public figures have made a point to go on record as proabortion and that they still recieve at Mass. obviously these people are just trying to justify their positions and get the faithful to support them, so it was addressed.
 
Fitswimmer said:
Just curious because he only specified abortion. I would think it would have been better phrased: “Catholics who support Mortal Sin should not receive Communion.”
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Ah…okay, I see what you are saying. The reason the Archbishop singled out abortion is because it is one of the non-negotiables of the Church and there are a lot of Catholics who believe, falsely, that they can be pro-choice and still be in good standing. It is a current and important topic in political debate. If he had made a general statement about mortal sin and Communion, the pro-choice Catholics would go on assuming he wasn’t talking about them.
 
Fitswimmer said:
Just curious because he only specified abortion. I would think it would have been better phrased: “Catholics who support Mortal Sin should not receive Communion.”
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Maybe he thinks he has to spell it out for all the needy members of his flock that may not see the public support of abortion as a mortal sin.

I have yet to see public figures support infidelity on the 6:00 news.
 
SHEMP said:
What about those who hate slavery but who take the view that each plantation owner decides whether the black man has full human rights.

What about those who hate the gas chambers but take the view that the Nazi German laws allow for this so this is for them to decide based on their own personal morality.
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Is that still going on somewhere? Are there US politicians publicly in support of either? If not, the argument is specious.
 
Fitswimmer said:
Just curious because he only specified abortion. I would think it would have been better phrased: “Catholics who support Mortal Sin should not receive Communion.”
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Abortion is the single greatest violation of human rights in modern times. 1.3 million humans are denied all human rights every year in the United States. There is no greater overt crime against humanity today.
 
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