Several U.S. bishops have recently voiced their opposition and ersatz reasoning why no one should be denied the Eucharist according to Code of Canon Law n. 915.
Those in the pews are perplexed. Which bishop is correct? Why would some bishops teach that the laws are binding and other bishops teach that they are not? [i]
Quizzically, people are asking ten questions:
Ten questions regarding the denial of the Eucharist.
In a recent interview, Rick Santorum, Republican Senator from PA, and a faithful catholic, expressed it best.
Santorum indicated that if he were denied communion because of a position he took as a senator, he would have to think seriously about the stance. God comes first, then my family and then this job, he said.
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