Posted on 02/29/2012 6:08:22 PM PST by Morgana
Certainly Christ spoke of those who lead the faithful astray.
I spent some time tonight talking to my religous ed. students about this very subject. Most of these young 8th graders were of the opinion that the church needs to change its doctrine of 2000 years. I said that it's precisely because the doctrine is 2000 years strong that it remains.
Certainly Christ spoke of those who lead the faithful astray.
I spent some time tonight talking to my religous ed. students about this very subject. Most of these young 8th graders were of the opinion that the church needs to change its doctrine of 2000 years. I said that it's precisely because the doctrine is 2000 years strong that it remains.
If you want to be a “Cafeteria Catholic,” there are plenty of “buffets” out there you can find to fit *your* beliefs.
(Probably even ones where you can burn the Bible & they’ll welcome you with open arms...)
““When in doubt, give it out,” Msgr. Pope said.”
IT? Has it really come down to this? IT? The Holy Eucharist is an “IT” that should just be given out like a Halloween trick or treat candy?
This extraordinarily offensive from a “Monsigneur.” What happened to the “IT” being the body and blood of Christ?
Her doing so without receiving absolution is a grave sin against God and the sacrament of the Eucharist. (Communion)
But a passage in the body of this article clarifies the matter and puts a whole different light on it:
Fr. Guarnizo may have been forcibly denied the opportunity to expand on his conversation. A commenter on Deacon Greg Kandra’s blog, who claimed to have been “in a meeting with Fr Marcel and heard the whole story,” wrote: “The woman in question brought her lesbian partner into the vesting sacristy just before the funeral Mass and made sure to introduce her partner to Fr. Marcel, introducing her as her ‘lover’. He told her then that she should not present herself for Communion.” A commenter claimed Barbara’s partner “blocked his way out of the sacristy when he attempted to speak with her further.”
If this is true, then he was completely and entirely justified in denying this woman communion. He told her privately not to, before the Mass began. And the bishop should be ashamed of himself. Maybe he hadn't heard these further details, but in that case he should not have spoken out like that without first investigating what happened.
I would suggest that you speak to your priest. In the Roman Catholic Church there are, in fact, different degrees of sin. I'm no theologian, but certainly stealing to, say, feed your starving children is less of a sin than cheating on your spouse. Thus, the wording of of the applicable Canons use the modifier "grave" in front of the word "sin" because some sins are in fact worse than others.
It's also telling that the woman went to the the unusual effort to confront the priest in the sacristy - where no one but the people actively involved in conducting the Mass should be - while he was in the middle of preparations for the Mass. That shows that she was quite obstinate in her sin.
Finally, if she went to that effort to tell the priest it seems pretty likely that it was "widely known to those present at the Mass."
I initially thought the priest had gone too far. But when I read that this woman entered the sacristy to introduce her lover it became clear that she was not victimized; in fact she deliberately set up a confrontation, using her mother's funeral to make a political point. Despicable.
‘Celebrations/Parties R US’
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How did the priest know she was a deviant? A militant perv forfeits "the right thing to do" by default.
I will allow that the priest could have simply done his duty without saying a word
“The Catholic church should be doing the same thing to Pelosi and Kerry because they promote/believe in abortion.”
Senator Mary Landrieu should be added to this list. She is Roman Catholic and always votes with the abortion crowd. She attempts to maintain that she personally is pro-life, but still believes that a woman should have the right to choose. How much more hypocritical can one get?
I am not Catholic, and it appears to me that when these highly visible politicians are allowed to receive communion, the church is being hypocritical and sending the wrong message to all Catholics.
Since when do blatant sinners, who are proud of their sin, have a “right” to Holy Communion?
Shame on the bishop for caving to the world’s perversion. It shows a lack of caring for the soul of those asking to commune. Those who commune unworthily, do so to their soul’s destruction. “Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.” ( I Corinthians 11:28-29)
Don't be silly.
All mortal sins are equal, it's just that other serious sinners don't announce themselves before demanding communion. If the priest is not aware he has committed no fault or violation of his priesthood.
The auxilliary Bishop, on the other hand...
My entire sympathy is reserved for the parish priest.
The arrogance of the pervert to demand the removal of the priest from his parish is adding insult to injury.
This continuation of the church hierarchy to ignore the canons of the faith for the sake of political correctness during the church abuse scandal indicated to me that the church left me, not the other way around.
BY all rights he ought to boil those dykes in oil, or at least burn them alive at the stake.
Ahh, the good old days
This beast is a demon spawn who is trying to destroy a Priest for having the stones to do his job.
She needs to gown the road to the Anglicans.
She is not Catholic obviously. If she wishes a “church” the rainbow whatever, is for her.
Parachute her in over Kabul with a little black dress, 5” heels and a short biography written in the native language. Be creative!;)
I have been too busy to ping the last couple of days but tomorrow I’ll get this one out for sure!!!!
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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