[NYer]

If a person has a way of life which is against the major Commandments, and makes a boast of it, then the person is in a state which is publicly sinful. It is he who has disqualified himself, not the priest or the bishop. He should not go to communion, until his life should be in line with the Gospel.

Someone want to send this memo to John Kerry and Ted Kennedy, to name only two.

[madprof98]

I had fervently hoped this man would be our new pope. I am still waiting for Pope Benedict to do all the supposedly hateful things he was expected to do--like enforce some standards.

[BobCNY]

Of course we must ask the Cardinal this since our teachers and shepards in their bishops conference will not give the answer a child that makes their first Communion would know.

I guess the question that should be asked of our Cardinal is what do we do with bishops that don't provide the answer to the question.

[annalex]

I continue to be irritated by Cardinal Arinze's equivocations. It is the same as his previous broken syllogism with Raymond Arroyo. Once, we can think he was just being sloppy. The second time, it is clear he avoids the issue.

First there is this "any child knows" routine. That is in response to "should [a pro-abortion pol] be given Communion".

Then he states "He should not go to communion". Gee, thanks. That we knew already. The question is, if he presents himself, should he be given communion? To that, we are referred to what the "child" knows, and nothing Card. Arinze can be quoted on.

Parse this man's words before you applaud him.

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

'Do you really need a cardinal from the Vatican to answer that question?' Can a child having made his First Communion not answer that question? Is it really so complicated? The child will give the correct answer immediately, unless he is conditioned by political correctness. It is a pity, cardinals have to be asked such questions."

Brilliant.

Too bad that so many spineless American neo-modernist bishops do not have the courage to say this.

[narses]

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