“.. each Protestant has his own beliefs, each Protestant is his own church of one ...” ~ verdadjusticia
Each Catholic has his own beliefs, each Catholic is his own church of one:
Monday, November 10, 2008
Biden’s bishop
On Nov. 4, one of Bishop William Francis Malooly’s parishioners, Joe Biden, was elected the nation’s first Catholic vice president. With Biden’s support for some legalization of abortion, U.S. Catholics are sure to watch how Malooly, installed in September as Bishop of Wilmington, Del., handles this tricky pastoral task,
I grabbed Malooly, who is here in Baltimore for a meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, to ask his thoughts on the matter.
Have you met with Vice-president elect Biden since the election?
I have not. We spoke the night before my installation and said we’d like to get together, but between the two of us, he’s got the tougher schedule.
You’ve criticized some Biden’s statements on church teaching, what will be your policy with him going forward, specifically with regard to him receiving Communion in your diocese?
Everyone knew where I was coming from when I was installed. In my homily, and in my pastoral experience, I have always said that I expect Catholics in the electorate, in my diocese, to consider life issues primary in their voting and listen to what the Catholic Church teaches. With regard to the theology of the church, I have to teach. Any public official, whether he’s a ballplayer or a politician, has to form his own conscience and heart in accordance with that teaching.
Is there a bright line for you, that if Biden crosses —such as throwing his weight behind embryonic stem cell researchthat would cause you to deny him Communion in your diocese?
I haven’t thought that far ahead. This is somewhat of a new role for me, but I am conscious of the teaching role of this position.
What would you say to those Catholics who argue that it’s incumbent on you to protect church teaching by denying Biden Communion?
I respect what they have to say about being concerned for the sacrament but I have to follow my own conscience. I have be sure … not to alienate one of the Catholics for whom I am responsible.
Posted by Daniel Burke at 2:33 pm
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Monday, November 10, 2008
Biden’s bishop
On Nov. 4, one of Bishop William Francis Malooly’s parishioners, Joe Biden, was elected the nation’s first Catholic vice president. With Biden’s support for some legalization of abortion, U.S. Catholics.....
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verdadjusticia ANSWERS:
Joe Biden, Edward Kennedy, Nancy Pelosi, child molesting clerics are/were Catholic in name only. They have lost the Faith, just like all other falset Catholics who do as they please with their morals. They have become Protestants picking and choosing what they like and disregarding what they don't like.
The difference is that the Catholic Church has doctrines which are unchangeable, and thus, false Catholics like those have never been able to change the Church in 2000 years. False Catholics, reprobates like those above, come and go, but the Church has not changed it's doctrines.
The difference with Protestants is that Protestant people just like the above, started to daily change their church the day after Luther revolted, they revolted against Luther, and kept doing it over and over, till today there are no doctrines in Protestantism, each Protestant is his own church of one.
The difference is in adherence the doctrines, it is not about the people that you see around you that call themselves Catholic. Anyone that was baptized in the Catholic Church as an infant can “call” themselves Catholic. Calling oneself Catholic means nothing.