Catholic ping!
Vote to allow killing of unborn babies: "well its up to the individual to determine if receiving communion yada yada yada and the local bishop needs to decide if yada yada yada as excummunication is such a harsh yada yada yada."
Say women should be priests: "EXCOMMUNICATE!!!!"
The only *sad* thing is his unrepentant sinfulness.
How many would say a prayer for a malignant tumor removed from the body?
While in a moment of Christian charity, someone might say a prayer for the soul of Heinrich Himmler, but in retrospect, it would likely not be because of the evil that he did, but because of his notoriety. This is because few would be able to countenance praying for the souls of Himmler’s followers, who did Himmlers and their own will with their own hands.
There are just too many, who committed too many evil and horrific acts in their lives. This was done without conscience, and because they wanted to do these things. Many even called themselves Catholics. And to the bitter end, many never saw a failure in their righteousness.
So what of Fr. Roy Bourgeois?
If a foul sinner somehow found grace, and renounced his sins, seeking repentance, and forgiveness from those he had injured, and from heaven, he would be among the best of the righteous.
So what if the opposite holds true. That a man who has been offered grace and been elevated and treated with honor and respect, then falls from that grace, and with smug self-righteousness spurns these gifts and instead embraces his pride, how shall he be considered?
Yes, it is sad, but sad as it can be said that Lucifer was sad. Lucifer did not regret his pride, feeling justified in his opinion. Shall a prayer be offered for him as well?
If anything, that only 1% of the people were is a testiment to the influence we've had on a part of the world that defined the phrase "Banana Republic".
May God enlighten his heart and open his eyes to the truth so that he may recant his heresies and return to the communion of the Church..
Prayer for him but he is a scandal.