Posted on 06/18/2021 7:03:57 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
We're always skeptical of polls, but this one confirms what I hear from the people I go to Mass with. This is from Catholic Vote:
CatholicVote released a poll Tuesday showing a strong majority of Mass-attending Catholics believe politicians who oppose Church teaching should not present themselves for Communion.
The poll found that 83% of churchgoing Catholics believe politicians who oppose Catholic teachings "create confusion and disunity."
74% believe that "Catholic public officials who disagree with their Church on serious or grave matters" should "avoid creating confusion and disunity by not presenting themselves for communion...."
The polling data comes just before the U.S. Bishops begin their June 16-18 Spring Assembly meeting, when they are slated to debate and vote on producing a teaching document about how to properly receive the Eucharist.
Confusion and disunity is an understatement. It confuses the heck out of young people who are caught between the culture and the Church's teachings.
As a Catholic, I've always felt that the Vatican should be very clear on the matter of abortion. This is a matter of life and death. We've terminated 50 million lives in the U.S. because of abortion. God only knows what the international number is!
Pope Francis has an opportunity to hit our depraved culture between the eyes. The pope should make it clear that Biden and Pelosi should confess and then publicly call for an end to abortion. If not, then they can search for another church!
It's time, and the parishioners agree.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
This is great except for the many more “cultural Catholics” (I.e non Church-going) who vote for or with the baby killers.
They sold their souls to the Devil a loooong time ago.
They give Catholics a bad name. Examine each individual. Discern the good from the bad, the ugly, the evil, the super evil.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1PfrmCGFnk
Sorry...The church has no right to judge...and make up rules for today’s society. Billions of people have taken communion with sin on their souls.
RE: Billions of people have taken communion with sin on their souls.
Even UNREPENTANT ones?
What fraction of church members would have to sit it out too if these rules were applies to everyone?
Nancy will get her communion in the woods dancing naked around a fire
“The church has no right to judge...and make up rules for today’s society.”
Absolute nonsense.
You should brush up on the difference between venal sins and mortal sins. No one presents themselves for communion in a sinless state, but if you take communion in a state of unrepented mortal sin, you are spitting in God’s face (not a good idea).
Todays’ society is depraved, and the Church needs to publicly draw clear lines of morality more than ever. Let me refer you to one of the spiritual works of mercy laid out by the Catholic Church: Admonish the Sinner.
If you truly love someone, you try to pull them back to the narrow path of righteousness for the sake of their immortal soul.
Joe: Hey, God forgives me. It’s great being a Catholic. I do what I want and God forgives me.
Jill: I just listen to Tommy James’ “Crystal Blue Persuasion.” It’s great too.
Joe: I deal with Putin, that baby killer... how many Ukrainian babies has he killed. And then there is Boris.
Jill: Boris?
Joe: Boris Johnson. He thinks he’s an Englishman — not with a name like Boris, c’mon folks. Anyway, the whatchmacallit... the thingamajig...you know what I’m talking about.
Jill: You talking trash?
Joe: C’mon honey. Give the pony soldier a break today.
Jill: You trying to make me hot?
Joe: Look Babe, not right now. Boris is a weasel and I admire him for that but we were talking about God and me being a Catholic.
Jill: You ARE trying make me hot!
Joe: God filled the ballot boxes last election and it was a miracle that I won. So, I’m his MAN! I’m the BIG GUY. What I say goes... And I say I’ll get communion.
Jill: You’ll get me too... all of me.
Joe: Later honey, after the hot yoga and cheese.
Absolutely...
RE: Absolutely...
Next question — Should they be given communion if the priest knows about their unrepentance?
A priest is not a judge.
RE: A priest is not a judge.
Disagree. A priest HAS to make a judgment.
If a politician in his parish OPENLY supports and votes for funding of abortion up to the time of birth and even gay marriage, and all efforts to convince him otherwise came to naught, that is a sign of unrepentance.
Therefore, the question — what does one do with an unrepentant Catholic?
LOL, like if the government can't do that, nobody can.
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Abortion is not just a sin among sins, it is THE sin.
But but but but they have money!
Doesn’t that still buy Indulgences?
Neither Nancy or Joe has had an abortion.
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