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McCall1981
Guest
(This is a very interesting interview with Archbishop Gomez of LA. Below I’ve included the section on communion, but he also touches on immigration, the Synod, and the canonization of Fr. Junipero Serra)
ncregister.com/daily-news/archbishop-gomezs-key-issues-include-immigration-the-synod-and-priestly-voc/
Father Serra, the Synod and Sanctity
Archbishop Jose Gomez discusses his busy road as L.A.’s shepherd.
by JOAN FRAWLEY DESMOND 02/26/2015
Pope Francis has said that many divorced-and-remarried Catholics feel they are “excommunicated” from the Church. What can we do to better care for them?
What we need to do is help people understand what the Mass is, and that everyone — [whether] they can receive Communion or they can’t — is welcome.
There is some sense that if you are divorced and remarried you can’t go to church, and that is not correct. The only thing you cannot do is receive the Eucharist. But there are many other reasons why people cannot receive the Eucharist. You can still go to Mass and pray. That can be a big support for people in those situations.
Does the annulment process need to be changed? Or do people need to be better educated about what it is designed to accomplish?
The reality of how the Church in the U.S. handles the process of annulments needs to be shared with the Church in other countries. We have a very efficient way to receive the cases and expedite the process, study and make a decision. That doesn’t happen anywhere else in the world — in Latin America or Asia.
We have canon lawyers and communications. It is much easier in this country to process annulments. In other countries, they don’t have the infrastructure to do that.
ncregister.com/daily-news/archbishop-gomezs-key-issues-include-immigration-the-synod-and-priestly-voc/
Father Serra, the Synod and Sanctity
Archbishop Jose Gomez discusses his busy road as L.A.’s shepherd.
by JOAN FRAWLEY DESMOND 02/26/2015
Pope Francis has said that many divorced-and-remarried Catholics feel they are “excommunicated” from the Church. What can we do to better care for them?
What we need to do is help people understand what the Mass is, and that everyone — [whether] they can receive Communion or they can’t — is welcome.
There is some sense that if you are divorced and remarried you can’t go to church, and that is not correct. The only thing you cannot do is receive the Eucharist. But there are many other reasons why people cannot receive the Eucharist. You can still go to Mass and pray. That can be a big support for people in those situations.
Does the annulment process need to be changed? Or do people need to be better educated about what it is designed to accomplish?
The reality of how the Church in the U.S. handles the process of annulments needs to be shared with the Church in other countries. We have a very efficient way to receive the cases and expedite the process, study and make a decision. That doesn’t happen anywhere else in the world — in Latin America or Asia.
We have canon lawyers and communications. It is much easier in this country to process annulments. In other countries, they don’t have the infrastructure to do that.
