Wow I know many people think the Catholic Church is too powerful but even I never suspected they knew who one voted for.
LOL! I know quite a few lay Catholics who have incredible mind-reading powers, so I figured anything was possible at the priest and bishop levels!
They don’t. Examine your conscience. If you voted for Obama you have gone against Catholic teachings most greviously. As a result, you are no longer in a state of grace and must therefore not receive the Holy Eucharist.
Silly, silly. He was saying that we must take personal responsibility for our actions. There is not a communion police. He was saying that those who voted for Obama know what they have done, and if they wish to be in a state of grace, they must repent, confess and do penance.
That those who do not condemn themselves is straight from St. Paul, for whosoever receives the body and blood of Christ unworthily brings condemnation upon themselves.
In the old days, many people did not receive, they knew that they were not in a state of grace. Nowadays, too many people reject the doctrine of sin and think they are righteous simply for their belief in Jesus.