[Catholic Caucus] Denied the Sacraments

Church Militant ^ | March 19, 2021 | Trey Blanton

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[Catholic Caucus] Denied the Sacraments

Trespassing for having knelt

Parishioners walking into church: "We just want to go fulfill our Sunday obligation. We want to go to Mass." The usher responds, "Yeah, but if you don't have a mask, you're not allowed in, sir."

Members of a Catholic group were denied entry into church last Sunday in the archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas. Lay members working for the archdiocese first prevented the group because they were not wearing masks, then, the usher says, "You were asking for the Eucharist in the mouth last time? Y'all are not allowed in the church. Y'all need to leave, please." He continues, "The rector of the church asked me not to let y'all in. Y'all are trespassing."

One member describes the experience she encountered Sunday:

We, the members of San Antonio Church Militant Resistance, were just denied the ability to go to Holy Mass because we were not going to wear our masks, and also, to top it off, we were recognized as the people who chose to kneel and receive Communion on the tongue, and we were told we were not allowed to be in the church and we were trespassing.

In Texas, trespassing is a criminal offense for remaining without what's called "effective consent" on the property of another. But by letter of the law, Catholics not only have permission but an obligation to be present on the premises.

San Antonio's guidelines to the faithful say they are following civic authorities on the response to the China communist virus.

Texas governor Greg Abbott, however, has lifted restrictive mandates, while Abp. Gustavo Garcia-Siller keeps his own COVID restrictions in place. Church Militant reached out to the archdiocese questioning the qualifications of its internal health experts, but no response was given.

No response was given, as well, on whether an official decree has been signed by Garcia-Siller delegating his limited power to deny the sacraments to any designated layperson — one of whom disregarded the right of fellow faithful to receive the sacraments, saying, "I'm on staff with the church right now. We are following our guidelines from the archdiocese of San Antonio."

Ian Hernandez is leading the fight for Catholic rights in San Antonio: 

This type of thing is demonic, and it can't be tolerated, and we will not tolerate it. We will continue to distribute holy water, protect good priests here in our diocese and absolutely fight for the right to attend the cathedral of our own diocese that was paid for by the faithful of our own diocese.

The archdiocese of San Antonio is maintaining control policies created by the communist globalists, and faithful Catholics are left without explanation as to why they cannot worship reverently in their own church.

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Ping

[EC Washington]

Fools - all you had to say was you were there to worship the Mask and pay homage to Saint Fauci - you would have been let right in.

Our Bishop has stopped worshipping the Lord, he now worships the face mask.

You can only be saved by the Mask!

[GreyHoundSailor]

How about ‘Ya’ll need to STFU and move aside unless you’d like to receive last rites.’

[NobleFree]

“But by letter of the law, Catholics not only have permission but an obligation to be present on the premises.”

The article offers no evidence for this alleged “law.”

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Catholics are not obliged to obey an unlawful order.

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Why should it?

[!1776!]

Apparently I have been moderated.

Good day and luck in your echo chamber.

And to the moderator - best wishes to you as you groom your resume for a job at Twitter...

[NobleFree]

In order to preach to an audience beyond the choir.

[NobleFree]

That’s how caucus threads work. Feel free to post the article yourself and comment as you wish - instead of whining.

[M Kehoe]

Bttt.

5.56mm

[NobleFree]

Looks like the site code isn’t properly handling the exclamation points in his screen name.

[MurphsLaw]

I do not know how inflammatory or dissenting your comment was... but if it was indeed a benign one.... I would tend to agree with your response....while I also agree if the moderators choose to control the content of the site with the "caucus" designation. However, this end result for me seems akin to the the trendy dysfunctional "safe spacers" out there who are so fragile they cannot handle a thought that opposes their closed mindset. In essence, They are afraid they will have to face an uncomfortable Truth that scrares them into a place they can hide from it.
Its been suggested to me in the past that I ought to "caucus" a posted thread here or there...or else I will get "flamed".... I respond that Christ did not seek out an echo chamber, but open-minded repentant souls.... Flawed as we may be.. So why should I feel the need to insulate myself from the discourse of "hard sayings"?
We think the Truth hurts us when we learn it....but actually we're hurt more by NOT knowing it.... and thats really why there are people running around in Parishes, many who have been vaccinated - still playing Mask Nazi.......

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Its been suggested to me in the past that I ought to "caucus" a posted thread here or there...

Really now??

How would you caucus your Bishop "Hell is empty" Barron threads?

[MurphsLaw]

Re- read my comment.... I don’t and won’t Caucus... it would be open to all... non-Catholic Brethren, Calvinists, schismatics and nutters,,, bring it on... .

But some would designate a Bishops Gospel Reflection as “Catholic Caucus” which could possibly enflame thee burn-it-down radical crowd..pun intended. But they hold no lock on the Church as you well know. It would be accurate though as right there in the Catholic Church Catechism you’d find : God predestines NO ONE Going to hell.... The Catechism ALSO States:
God "desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth":
29 that is, of Christ Jesus.
30 Christ must be proclaimed to all nations and individuals, so that this revelation may reach to the ends of the earth:
And I would also point out that in scripture:
1Tim 2
3 This is good, and pleases God our Savior,
4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

Now that is not to stay there isn’t Scripture that is contrary to souls being lost...in a way... but if we know what God REALLY wants..... I would be in error to want something different...Christ died on the cross for ALL HUMAN SINS, The WHOLE world over Everlasting (St. TA Summa John 2)... not just Judea 31AD... ergo .... we have to always HOPE no one goes to helll.... God’s Mercy being MUCH greater than our earthly sins and our i capability of forgiveness...not too mention God’s ways not Being our ways as well....

. So we HOPE no one must spend eternity in hell.... but we know there will be those who have excluded themselves from Salvation.... though we do not wish that for them.... But God wants us to HOPE otherwise... .
How do you feel about Purgatory??

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I believe in Purgatory and also in the Limbo of the Infants.

I also know there are souls in Hell because Jesus Christ told us so. So I don’t hope otherwise like Barron does.

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His Blood wss shed for many, not "all".