Is that an argument in favor of the idea that Pope Francis will take a tougher line with pro-abort politicians?
It is neither an argument that he will or he won't. The point being that the fact that Pelosi and Biden reportedly received Holy Communion at that particular Mass should not be an indicator one way or the other because of the reason I cited.
Official delegations from 132 different countries were present at that Mass. That could be in the neighborhood of 1,000 people who were in that one section alone. How, exactly, would one adequately administer Can 915 in the circumstances? Make each minister of Holy Communion in that section memorize a book of mug shots of public miscreants who should be denied Communion if they present themselves? Considering all those delegates from all those different countries...how many mug shots would they need to memorize? 150? 200? 500? Do they have a list for pro-abortion politicians? Another list for non-Catholic politicians? Yet another for politicians who sponsor death squads? Another for those who have committed genocide against their own people?
In my mind, it would have been far better had they not ministered Communion to anybody seated in the "politicians" section at all. But, if you listen to Biden's press secretary, they did (I have no other proof that he received communion than that).
When I think about the sheer logistics of the situation, I am not scandalized by the prospect that Biden's office's report is true.
I am far more scandalized that either receive the Blessed Sacrament without hassle when either decide to darken the doors of Holy Trinity in Georgetown.
Extraordinary evil requires extraordinary efforts to resist.
Sadly, I don't think it would have taken extraordinary efforts to keep pro-deathers from Holy Communion.
Politicians could have been “whitelisted.” Any politician who checked out as not having obviously endorsed the culture of death would get a small red rose to wear on his or her outfit, and upon approaching for Holy Communion, could be readily identified. Even with several hundred politicians to check out, it would have taken some low-level lackey less than a day to do the research.
Failing that, a simple explanation that due to the presence of demonic pro-abort politicians in large numbers, politicians would not be welcome to receive the Sacrament.
Pope Francis was very clear upon his election that he is the Bishop of Rome. Let the discipline start there.
If he can't figure out how to do it, maybe he isn't up to the job.
The scandal of the scum receiving at parishes in Georgetown reflects poorly on the whole Church, but most especially on Donna Wuerl. The new pope could have shown Washington's best-dressed cleric a thing or two on how it's done. Leading by example.
I'll be the first to applaud when some of these folks start doing the right thing. And, indeed, occasionally, one of them does. The monster Sebellius’ bishop has told her not to present herself for the Sacrament. Good on him! It's a very, very, tiny start, but it's a start!
But I'm no longer willing to make excuses for the abject failure of the hierarchy. I understand that they may think this time or that time, or this event or that event, or the other time or event, or the one after that, or the one after that, isn't the right one at which to start ceasing to do evil and starting to discipline these demonically-guided wayward Catholics. But I no longer accept that they are in the right to delay further the things that need getting done.
The hierarchy, in failing to discipline the likes of Biden, Pelosi, Mikulski, Giuliani, Casey, Schwarzennegger, Durbin, Leahy, Pataki, Harkin, Kaine, Jerry Brown, Kerry, Menendez,..., are leading millions of laity to Hell.
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