“totally” free of sin be stating beyond what the rules are or were. In pre-Vatican II days, the Baltimore Catechism taught that you were supposed to be in a ‘state of grace,’ i.e., having sought forgiveness for your sins, before taking Communion. That explains why confessions on Saturday evenings were so common in those days.
If I were in a position like Giuliani to take Communion consecrated by the Pope, I may have done so, too, regardless of my ‘state of grace.’
No church is, or could possibly be, for those free of sin; it’s where we sinners go for healing of our soul and spirit. Frankly, I’m not in a position to judge Giuliani or anyone else.
I will try my best not to commit this sin again.Is he impotent.?
>>If I were in a position like Giuliani to take Communion consecrated by the Pope, I may have done so, too, regardless of my ‘state of grace.’<<
If you are Catholic, it would be a mortal sin. No matter what.
Gosh he said kill the unborn and supported laws for it.He will never do that again?He can’t receive if he has no intention to stop.He ran for President of the United States and can not follow the rules of the Church that he belongs to.He is in my prayers.
Curious, the ancient Church believed that those who took Communion without being properly prepared were participating in their own condemnation.
I didn’t realize that Vatican II had reversed that as well...
This is not a question of judging him. It's merely stating the obvious the Julie Annie blatantly disregarded church teaching... Again.