I am Catholic but not “practicing”. Until the church starts kicking out some politicians I find no reason to be in the pew.
I never left the church - the church left me.
Go back to the principals and teachings that were followed when I was growing up in the 50’s and 60’s and I will be there. Unfortunately, sometime starting in the late 1960’s the Church was hijacked by some kind of ultra liberal nincompoops. As the Church lurched to the left, I chose not to go. And have no regrets. In fact, I would honestly say I barely know the organization that today claims to be the Catholic Church.
Dear friend, before you assume the role of judge, look to the gospels to see how Jesus handled these situations.
Some scribes who were Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors and said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”Jesus heard this and said to them [that], “Those who are well do not need a physician,* but the sick do. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.”
Mk 2:16-17
We are all sinners and we all need the Church. Suggesting the church kick out some politicians is a flimsy excuse. The person who suffers from such a decision is ... YOU.
Why let lukewarm Catholics designate whether you receive the Body of Christ or not? You’re extending to them too much power.
What do you think you're showing Christ Our Lord by disrespecting and boycotting His blessed Sacraments? By not receiving,you're accomplishing --- what?
Reminds me of an old, old joke. A chestnut, I'll admit:
He: I'm not going to your church, Marge. Your church is full of hypocrites.She: Aw, c'mon. There's always room for one more.
Pray for the Bishops of those dioceses in which those politicians live. They are the ones who will formally excommunicate the abortion backers, contraception providers, etc.
Actually these pols have excommunicated themselves by not following the Commandments and Church teaching.
Did you know that the bishop in Sibelius’ diocese DID excommunicate her?
Why are you letting some politicians keep you from saving your soul?
“Until the church starts kicking out some politicians I find no reason to be in the pew.”
How about to receive the Body of Christ?
What does that have to do with ste state of your soul? Christ came to save sinners, not angels. None of us are perfect and we all fall far short of the Glory of God. I'm not happy when someone like Pelosi makes very public, scandalous and heretical remarks about the Church, but she speaks for herself and condemns herself at the same time.
Why on earth would you deny yourself the grace of Holy Communion because some politician or the other is damaging his or her own soul by taking Communion while in a state of sin? Instead of hating the Church for the actions of a few, why not pray for those politicians, and other Catholics who believe as they do, to have a conversion of heart. You could do that at Mass, while preparing yourself to receive the Body and Blood of Jesus.
Let God judge those who are rejecting Him. You don't want to be among those, do you, even though it's for other reasons?