Wuerl: Pro-Abortion Pols Taking Communion Need Local Discipline

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KathleenElsie said:
I believe that the home diocese must inform the person to be denied communion. Privately first then if the situation continues publicly. Then they need to inform the other bishops of the decision. It could well be better to allow the situation to remain as is. We have no idea of the problems public media coverage of denial of communion would or could cause for everyone involved.
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I have such a problem with all of this: either it is wrong for a Catholic politician who publicly supports abortion to receive communion or it isn’t. I haven’t heard a single valid argument supporting the idea that these politicians may properly receive this sacrament. If it is wrong then every bishop has a responsibility to enforce it regardless of whether his brother bishop from the politician’s diocese agrees with him or not.

It seriously makes me wonder if the bishops believe what they profess.

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I agree with you - it makes me wonder too. And it is very difficult to explain to someone who is not Catholic how we can have the teachings given to us by the Church, but that our bishops choose to look the other way when well-known pro-abortion politicians ignore Church teaching.
 
There is, however, this very good piece of news. Archbishop Burke recently published a 50+ page analysis of the application of Canon 915 titled:

The Discipline Regarding the Denial of Holy Communion to Those Obstinately Persevering in Manifest Grave Sin

therealpresence.org/eucha…com/denial.htm

His appointment on May 6 to the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts - which acts as an adviser on matters of the interpretation of canon law - is a pretty strong indication that BXVI takes the issue seriously even if Bishops like Wuerl don’t.

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KatieD said:
I agree with you - it makes me wonder too. And it is very difficult to explain to someone who is not Catholic how we can have the teachings given to us by the Church, but that our bishops choose to look the other way when well-known pro-abortion politicians ignore Church teaching.
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There are actually two causes of scandal, the politicians and the bishops.
 
Ender said:
There is, however, this very good piece of news. Archbishop Burke recently published a 50+ page analysis of the application of Canon 915 titled:

The Discipline Regarding the Denial of Holy Communion to Those Obstinately Persevering in Manifest Grave Sin

therealpresence.org/eucha…com/denial.htm

His appointment on May 6 to the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts - which acts as an adviser on matters of the interpretation of canon law - is a pretty strong indication that BXVI takes the issue seriously even if Bishops like Wuerl don’t.

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Is not the voting for abortion repeatedly grave matter and potentially a mortal sin? If true and one takes the Eucharist without a confession, doing penance and truly being committed to change then a second mortal sin could be committed. Is it not the responsibility of a Bishop to stop one from taking the Eucharist and committing another mortal sin? As these individuals appear to be unrepentant is it not his obligation to stop them from taking the Eucharist no matter what Archdioceses they are from. This is not a matter of jurisdiction. This is a matter of saving a soul and that would appear to me to be the focus.
 
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