Posted on 03/29/2021 8:23:09 PM PDT by DoodleBob
A parish in the Diocese of Trenton will no longer restrict the sacrament of confession to those who have received a COVID vaccine, after a clarification from the diocese.
On Sunday, the Church of the Precious Blood in Monmouth Beach, New Jersey, had posted on its website that confessions would once again be available - but only for those who had already received the coronavirus vaccination.
“Only those vaccinated may come to the Sacrament of Penance in order to protect yourself, and more importantly, to protect others in case you are asymptomatic and contagious,” said the parish website on Sunday.
Then on Monday afternoon, the Trenton Diocese clarified that the parish would allow people not yet vaccinated to receive confession.
“The Diocese has contacted the pastor in question and the parish website has been updated to allow for all those seeking Confession, regardless of vaccination status,” said the Diocese of Trenton on Monday afternoon on Twitter.
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The Church’s Code of Canon Law states that confessions should not be refused, provided the proper conditions are met... “The sacred ministers cannot refuse the sacraments to those who ask for them at appropriate times, are properly disposed, and are not prohibited by law from receiving them.”
By Monday afternoon, the parish website had been updated to state that “Confessions Are Now Available” for all - but still separated those penitents who have been vaccinated from those who have not been vaccinated.
“Now that Fr. Mike has been vaccinated, the Sacrament of Penance will be available in two ways,” said the website. “For those who have not been vaccinated, in the sanctuary of the church, face to face. For those who have been vaccinated, in the confessional where confession can take place anonymously.”
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Ping.
The church is a nest of Pharisees.
Jesus welcomed lepers and cleansed them.
These guys are afraid of colds.
New Jersey is where the archbishop - what was his name, McCarrick - would have seminarians to his beach house.
Who would want to be a little confessional booth with one of these guys.
Now if you take the vaccine, it will spring your loved one out of Purgatory a month sooner.
The Mystery of Faith...
So if you have NOT been vaccinated Mike wants to meet with you face-to-face. If you are vaccinated he wants to meet you behind a screen. What is that all about? Wouldn’t you want a screen if the person hasn’t been vaccinated?
“For those who have not been vaccinated, in the sanctuary of the church, face to face. For those who have been vaccinated, in the confessional where confession can take place anonymously.”
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They will publicly reveal who hasn’t had a vaccine?
There is discrimination in the Church and it is against people who are sensitive to their own behavior towards Our Lord.
Why anyone would try to disrupt that is just evil.
It’s still wrong. Catholics are entitled to confession with a screen or barrier. Prideful priest.
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