To: blostopher
2 posted on
07/07/2004 9:13:40 AM PDT by
Saint Athanasius
("I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born." - Ronald Reagan)
To: blostopher
Regarding the grave sin of abortion or euthanasia, when a person’s formal cooperation becomes manifest (understood, in the case of a Catholic politician, as his consistently campaigning and voting for permissive abortion and euthanasia laws), his Pastor should meet with him, instructing him about the Church’s teaching, informing him that he is not to present himself for Holy Communion until he brings to an end the objective situation of sin, and warning him that he will otherwise be denied the Eucharist.
The image in the press evoked was wrong about confrontations at the Altar. Ratzinger clearly wanted the Priest to talk to the Catholic Politician in private.
3 posted on
07/07/2004 10:08:18 AM PDT by
Dominick
("Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought." - JP II)
To: blostopher; *Catholic_list; american colleen; sinkspur; Lady In Blue; Salvation; Polycarp IV; ...
Welcome to Free Republic Great blogspot! Thanks for posting the link.
4 posted on
07/07/2004 11:14:49 AM PDT by
NYer
(When you have done something good, remember the words "without Me you can do nothing." (John 15:5).)
To: blostopher
5 posted on
07/07/2004 11:29:21 AM PDT by
Coleus
(Roe v. Wade and Endangered Species Act both passed in 1973, Murder Babies/save trees, birds, algae)
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