Yes, I did go to the web site, and realised the same thing. I was trying to figure out also if he has a bishop who will back him up, but I don’t know enough about the situation.
And Saint Paul says the church has a DUTY to protect the teachings of Christ for His Church. He was talking about fornication and adultery an other serious sin!
They ought to have known they were not spiritually fit to take communion.
In effect what people who are living as a gay or straight couple without the sacrament of Matrimony are doing is undermining that very sacrament. And Catholic teaching does not promote one sacrament (Eucharist in this case) at the expense of another, two if you count Penance. Hispanics, Poles, and others seem to get it; why can’t Americans?
The sad answer to your question is that some people choose to be obstinate in their sin. They refuse to repent and change their ways, but expect the Church to change to suit their sinful ways. And that is just wrong.
Christianity is of no benefit if one thinks there is no such thing as sin.
His parish is in the Diocese of St Kansas City-St. Joseph, and Fr. Kneib is a diocesan priest, so Bishop Finn must be his ordinary.
The second news article, which GraceSofia linked to, mentions that the couple are now attending a church which is located about hour away. Considering the length of the drive, I would guess it is simply a different Catholic parish.
Maybe I’m dense and misreading this post. But, the secular media catechizing Catholics, and teaching them how to receive the Eucharist worthily? Maybe it’s just me, but I believe they’re doing the complete opposite. Come to think of it, the secular media is doing everything in their power to destroy the Catholic Church…period!
Bishop Finn was convicted in 2012 in a court of law for shielding a pedophile priest.
Of course I agree with you that the media is trying to destroy the Church. My point though, is that should they bring this story to national attention, many lapsed catholics will find out that there’s a correlation between the Eucharist and ones proper disposition to receive.
There are many practicing Catholic,even Eucharist Ministers(in my parish) that fail to make this connection
In the US amongst those raised Catholic at least half are quite ignorant of vast sections of Church teaching.
I had a discussion today with a bride-to-be who was horrified by the priest’s intention to test their knowledge, he planned to ask about Abraham and the Nicene Creed. She was furious and didn’t see what that “stupid Religious ed. stuff” has with her ability to get married and be a good Catholic wife and mother.
Those darn heterosexuals are ruining our Church, we should telling them that fornication is intrinsically disordered and a moral evil out of love for their souls.I had a discussion today with a bride-to-be who was horrified by the priest’s intention to test their knowledge, he planned to ask about Abraham and the Nicene Creed. She was furious and didn’t see what that “stupid Religious ed. stuff” has with her ability to get married and be a good Catholic wife and mother.
Also, a priest told her not to come to confession until she stops living as married with her boyfriend and she didn’t really see the point, but she took it as a sign not to go to confession until she is married. (But probably not even then because they will most likely be using NFP and see nothing wrong with that, the Church is just an old nag.)
That wasn’t an American, unfortunately it’s just as bad elsewhere, it might seem a little better from a distance.
Actually, this is something that they should have learned in high school at the latest, or in Church. I can’t imagine that the Catholic bride never heard of such a thing. Well, given the sad state of catechesis for several decades, maybe I can imagine it. But when moral education is lacking, one has the responsibility for self-education.