Nigerian cardinal criticises attempts to relax Communion rules

[_Abyssinia]

Amoris Laetitia clearly reaffirms the traditional doctrine of the church, Cardinal Onaiyekan said

Pope Francis did not change church teaching on the rules for receiving Communion, but rather assured people who are in difficult situations that the church cares for them and the mercy of God extends to them, a Nigerian cardinal said.

Nigerian Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of Abuja, speaking at Ghana’s National Eucharistic Congress in Jasikan August 11, said it was unfortunate that pressure has mounted on the Catholic Church in some places to relax the rules about the reception of holy Communion.

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[SuperLuigi]

I stand with Cardinal Onaiyekan!

 

[Memaw]

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Some people will jump on anything to change the rules. God Bless, Memaw

 

[Rau]

I stand with Cardinal Onaiyekan!

I assume you mean you agree with his view that the rules should not change.

In practice, however, it seems however that boat has sailed, as AL itself reveals, and as the Pope’s subsequent endorsement of the very clear Argentinian Bishops’ approach confirms. I cannot clearly reconcile that with what went before either.

 

[Memaw]

I assume you mean you agree with his view that the rules should not change.

In practice, however, it seems however that boat has sailed, as AL itself reveals, and as the Pope’s subsequent endorsement of the very clear Argentinian Bishops’ approach confirms. I cannot clearly reconcile that with what went before either.

Sometimes boats sink. True Church teaching will always stand firm. God Bless, Memaw

 

[Rau]

True Church teaching will always stand firm. God Bless, Memaw

Well, I’m not sure that the rules concerning communion are actually “teaching”. But leaving that detail aside, it would be nice if the Bishops could agree on what those rules actually are.