Archdiocese of Washington reprimands priest for denying communion to a lesbian

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/archdiocese-of-washington-reprimands-priest-for-denying-communion-to-a-lesb ^ | 2/29/2012 | Ben Johnson

[Morgana]

whiskey tango foxtrot?

[dynachrome]

The lesbo will show up next Sunday for mass. Will Fr. Guarnizo stand tall?

[narses]

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[JoeFromSidney]

The priest was completely justified in denying Communion to a public sinner. Had she kept her homosexual activities private, so as to avoid public scandal, the priest should have given her Communion.

But why does she want to receive Communion? If she disagrees with the Church on the sinfulness of homosexual activity, she should leave.

[laweeks]

The lesbo will show up next Sunday for mass. Will Fr. Guarnizo stand tall?

Hey, maybe Fr. Guarnizo should be forced to let this carpet muncher give the sermon. No need to maintain common sense, decency, and morality when a lesbian starts to claw her way over standard doctrine.

Let her tell HIM what he has to do. Nutz to the Bishop who caved in to this insane woman.

[upchuck]

Nothing worse than a pissed off lezbo bull dyke. If she's a Catholic she should know that being queer is a sin and she shouldn't receive Communion. Bump to the priest who stood up to her. Refreshing!!

The Catholic church should be doing the same thing to Pelosi and Kerry because they promote/believe in abortion.

I'm not a Catholic but I wish the church would grow some cojones. I was heartened by their attitude towards the nobamacare contraception debacle. Let's go, keep that attitude growing and stronger.

[JimSEA]

LGBT seeking confrontation not communion.

[mckenzie7]

Another evil PC bishop!

[mckenzie7]

Another evil PC bishop!

[Truth29]

Sounds like Wuerl needs to be reprimanded and, perhaps, summoned to Rome for further discussions.

[mckenzie7]

Archbishop Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, waded into a similar controversy in 2009 when he said he would not deny House Speaker Nancy Pelosi communion, claiming to do so would amount to “Communion wielded as a weapon.” When asked, he said, “there’s a question about whether this canon [915] was ever intended to be used.”

Sure, that was written into canon law because the Catholic Church has investments in the ink industry!

[Grizzled Bear]

Had she kept her homosexual activities private, so as to avoid public scandal, the priest should have given her Communion.

Whether or not the public is a aware, shouldn't the priest deny communion if he knows a parishoner is in a state of sin?

I hope the man stands firm so he might receive treasure in heaven.

[butterdezillion]

Everything this gal is doing confirms that she is unrepentant. He made the right choice in telling her she shouldn’t come forward for communion and passing her over when she came anyway. Every single act she’s done in this instance reflects a contempt for the Word of the Lord.

[RitaOK]

Canon 915 rocks! So does this couragous priest!

The Archdiocese creates scandal when it takes up with the enemies of the Church against a devoted, informed and faithful priest, while they themselves obviously can’t define grave sin, made obvious and public.

Woot! for the good priest.

[butterdezillion]

Their refusal to rebuke Pelosi and other very public figures who show blatant contempt for both the Scripture and the authority of the Church has emboldened LOTS of people to LOTS of sin - including Pelosi etc.

Their eternal souls are being sacrificed for the archbishop to feel comfortable in the here and now. It’s not right. It helps nobody but the devil.

[RitaOK]

We need avalanche this guy who covers for the lesbian engaging in grave sin, and disses the priest who is a serious Catholic priest.

How do we get a hold of this guy?? I wonder.

[Ransomed]

“Barbara Johnson attended her mother’s funeral last Saturday and introduced her lesbian partner to the priest before Mass.”

Gee, how far does it have to go before someone admits something to the priest that he should consider bad enough to refuse the Host over?

“Barbara Johnson attended her mother’s funeral last Saturday and introduced her partner in cannibalism to the priest before Mass.”

“Barbara Johnson attended her mother’s funeral last Saturday and introduced her partner in satanism to the priest before Mass.”

“Barbara Johnson attended her mother’s funeral last Saturday and introduced her partner in child slavery to the priest before Mass.”

Nothing is so bad that the priest can refuse? Or is having a lesbian lover just not bad enough until careful study is given to the situation?

One thing I would love to know, and I hope it comes out like this did, is what the priest said to her when she told him. Thanks DC diocese, just affirming that sex outside of marriage really isn’t too big a deal when you get right down to it.

Freegards, thanks for all the pings on FR

[43north]

The actions of this perv dishonor the celebration of the life of her own mother.

Hell hath no fury like a bull dyke scorned.

Oh wait, I don’t know if she is the top or the bottom in that “relationship”.

Stupid Catholic apparatchiks. What Church do they REALLY belong to? The Church of Satan?

I guess that they think Canon 915 doesn’t REALLY mean what it states. The AB probably supports owebama too.

[turn_to]

Is Communion denied to all sinners, or just gay ones? Because I didn't know that sin had a sliding scale, that some sins were worse than others. Is stealing more sinful than cheating on a spouse? Is being gay the sinniest?