[Heartland Mom]

Yes, a secret ballot, but specifically address the issue from the pulpit and put it in the bulletin: if you voted for Obama in the presidential election, that was a mortal sin. This was specified in the Catholic Voter’s Guide which you were encouraged to avail yourselves of. As such, you are in a serious state of sin and should not partake of Communion until you are reconciled with the Church.

[TEXOKIE]

I see. That should certainly be done to get to those with a conscience. Not a Catholic here, so I didn’t know how it worked.

But if they are hypocritical and non-practicing, I wonder if they would admit their having strayed from the Church’s precepts? My guess is not, but that still doesn’t leave them off the hook. There are higher courts to which they are accountable.