Again, this isn’t about judging anyone’s soul, or mind-reading. It is about publicly-known facts.
St. Paul says that people who receive Communion when they are living in a manner contrary to Christ’s teaching are committing grave sin, causing scandal, and are getting sick and dying.
You seem to be saying that you thank God you are not a bad Christian like St Paul.
You seem to be a Catholic who has not read much or given any thought to these issues. Or else your understanding of them has been distorted by dishonest priests.
What if they publicly say they live together but don’t have sex? What if they privately tell a priest this and no one else? I ask because I don’t know.
FReegards
Post #11 ~ CLOUDMOUNTAIN posted :
I had an aunt, Irish Catholic, who married a divorced man,
my uncle, the youngest of seven children. She HAD gone to a priest...
Regarding the papacy or any religious leader (anywhere) I often think that WE get to hear and read what the media WANTS us to hear and read. Or, am I being too cynical?”
St. Paul says that people who receive Communion when they are living in a manner contrary to Christ’s teaching are committing grave sin, causing scandal, and are getting sick and dying.
Your reply:
~ You seem to be saying that you thank God you are not a bad Christian like St Paul.
You seem to be a Catholic who has not read much or given any thought to these issues. Or else your understanding of them has been distorted by dishonest priests. ~
I usually agree with the honorable Mr. McGowan; but not this time - I thought your reply was unnecessarily presumptive and judgmental.
†Dominus vobiscum†
Pax tibi. You seem to need it.