Faithful Priests Call on Bishops to Back Ab. Burke on Denying Communion to Pro-Abort Politicians

Life Site News ^ | October 9, 2007

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Home | Previous Page | Source URL: http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/oct/07100904.html LifeSiteNews.com Tuesday October 9, 2007 Faithful Priests Call on All Bishops to Back Archbishop Burke on Denying Communion to Abortion-Supporting Politicians WASHINGTON, DC, October 9, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy (CCC), a national association of 600 priests and deacons dedicated to following the authentic teaching of the Catholic Church, have publicly endorsed the rationale of St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke to deny Holy Communion to politicians who obstinately and openly support abortion or euthanasia. "We respectfully urge all his brother bishops to universally and decisively support this initiative at the upcoming General Assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in November," said the group in a release. "The Code of Canon Law (#915) explicitly states that those 'who obstinately persist in manifest grave sin, are not to be admitted to Holy Communion,' said the release.  The confraternity explained, "Giving consent to an evil act is de facto formal cooperation in evil. Equally culpable are persons who are 'personally opposed to abortion' yet provide necessary assistance for the evil to occur. This is clearly understood as material cooperation in evil." Rebutting excuses which have been made to refuse to deny communion to pro-abortion politicians, the CCC says: "It is specious to say that denying Holy Communion causes scandal to the faithful. Recall the parable in Matthew 22 where the man is physically removed from the banquet for not wearing a wedding garment. Some might consider it unfair treatment yet the gospel shows there is no excuse. The man was 'speechless' and Catholic politicians have no excuse, either. If they openly support abortion and/or euthanasia, even if 'personally opposed', they are in fact publicly unworthy to receive Holy Communion due to their cooperation in evil." The CCC concludes, "Greater scandal is given when bishops, priests, and deacons do not protect the sanctity and dignity of the Most Blessed Sacrament by allowing public persons notoriously known for their positions which directly violate the Divine and Moral Laws." See related LifeSiteNews.com coverage: Archbishop Burke: Bishops Must Discipline Pro-Abortion Catholic Politicians http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/sep/07091107.html

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[topher]

I am kind of surprised that Priests for Life or Human Life International did not beat the Confraternity of Catholic Clergy to the punch on this.

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The correct full title should read:

Faithful Priests Call on All Bishops to Back Archbishop Burke on Denying Communion to Abortion-Supporting Politicians

But that is too long for a FreeRepublic thread...

[topher]

The previous Freerepublic thread on this is:

Archbishop Burke: public figures must receive Holy Communion worthily

That article was from the Catholic News Agency.

[NYer]

Gearing up for the election ping!

[topher]

Something needs to be done about receiving communion.

Here is an article about the Archbishop of San Francisco giving communion two of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence:

Home | Previous Page | Source URL: http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/oct/07101004.html LifeSiteNews.com Wednesday October 10, 2007 San Francisco Archbishop Responds After Caught on Video Giving Communion to Gay Men Dressed as Nuns By John-Henry Westen SAN FRANCISCO, October 10, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Last Sunday, October 7, San Francisco Archbishop George Niederauer said Mass at a Catholic church in the heart of the 'gay district' of Castro.  Most Holy Redeemer parish has a lamentable reputation of having caved in to demands of homosexual activists.  One group of homosexual activists which until recently operated regularly out of the parish was called "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence", men who wear makeup and dress as Catholic nuns.  Archbishop Niederauer was filmed giving two members of this group Holy Communion Sunday. The "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence", whose motto is "go and sin some more" and describes itself as a "leading-edge order of queer nuns," planned to hold regular bingo games at Most Holy Redeemer parish until Catholic activists reported the plans to the press.  A local homosexual newspaper, the San Francisco Bay Times, reported that the events at the parish included sexually explicit activities.  Prizes included porn DVDs and "sex toys" the paper said. Since then the parish has refused the "Sisters" use of its facilities.  However, according to local Catholic activists some of the "Sisters" continue to attend services at the church. Anthony Gonzales, president of St. Joseph's Men Society, a group which has taken action to curb outrageous anti-Catholic activities within local Catholic churches, spoke with LifeSiteNews.com about the incident Sunday.  Gonzales said that his group decided to film the event and "let the evidence speak for itself."  "This was such a blasphemous action within a Catholic Church by an Archbishop representing Roman Catholicism it would make Judas blush," Gonzales told LifeSiteNews.com.  "To hand over our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to known practicing and promoting sodomites, in the middle of a 'gay-friendly Mass' is beyond the pale. Gonzales said his group is calling on the Vatican to take action.  "The Vatican has to react to this and has to remove him from office," he said. Gonzales' group has not yet been able to post their video online. However, a separate video of the event has been placed online by the Catholic blogsite Quamdiu Domine and is available here: http://www.qdomine.com/Morality_pages/MHR.htm LifeSiteNews.com contacted the office of Archbishop Niederauer for a response to the accusations.  A statement by Archbishop Niederauer sent to LifeSiteNews.com by Archdiocesan communications director Maurice Healy says that the Archbishop did not notice any "mock religious garb."  "At Most Holy Redeemer Church Oct. 7, I noticed no protest, no demonstration, no disruption of the Sunday Eucharist," said Archbishop Nierderauer.  "The congregation was devout and the liturgy was celebrated with reverence. Toward the end of the Communion line two strangely dressed persons came to receive Communion. I did not see any mock religious garb. As I recall, one of them wore a large flowered hat or garland." The "Sisters" were heavily involved in the recent Folsom Street Fair which in addition to full nudity and public sex acts by homosexuals involved included a mockery of the Last Supper with Christ and his apostles represented by leather-clad homosexuals.  Bishop Niederauer stressed that he had denounced the poster.  "In the past when the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence or other groups have ridiculed the Church I have denounced their actions," said the Archbishop. "Only a week ago, Catholic San Francisco carried my remarks condemning the derisive use of the Last Supper on a poster printed by some other local group." Americans for Truth, an Illinois based national pro-family group has joined in the call to have Vatican authorities made aware of the scandal.  Peter LeBarbara founder of the group encouraged "Catholics and other concerned pro-family Americans" to voice their concerns and provided the following contact information for Vatican authorities: His Excellency The Most Reverend Pietro Sambi The Apostolic Nuncio to the United States The Apostolic Nunciature 3339 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008-3687 phone: 202-333-7121 fax:     202-337-4036 Cardinal William J. Levada Prefect The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith [Secretary: Most Rev. Archbishop Angelo Amato, S.D.B.] Piazza del S. Uffizio 11 00l93 Rome, Italy Europe phone: 011.39.06.69.88.33.57 phone: 011.39.06.69.88.34.13 fax:      011.39.06.69.88.34.09 email:  cdf@cfaith.va

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**”The Code of Canon Law (#915) explicitly states that those ‘who obstinately persist in manifest grave sin, are not to be admitted to Holy Communion,’ said the release. **

Says it all!

CINOs who back abortion will not receive Communion.

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There are dioceses that have bans on pro-abortion politicians from receiving communion -- these include but are not limited to Charlotte, NC; Charleston, SC; and Atlanta, GA dioceses. The question is how to enforce the ban.

Given that Archbishop Niedenhaur of San Francisco is shown giving Communion to two of the Sisters of Indulgence, how is a ban on politicians to be enforced?

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The archbishop’s action, which was clearly a violation of canon law, should not prevent the other bishops from enforcing canon law.

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But is enforcement making sure Eucharist Ministers would not give to known pro-abortion politicians?

Or is enforcement sending a letter to pro-abortion politicians stating that they may not receive communion, and the only way to allow them to receive communion is for them to see the local Bishop (a politician could take actions to re-cant of the sin, but I believe the Archdiocese of Atlanta and other dioceses that enforce this state that seeing the Bishop is the only way that the politicians can be released from this ban...)