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U.S. bishops refuse to say whether Amoris Laetitia guarantees Communion for gay couples [Cath Cauc]
LifeSite News ^ | June 16, 2017 | Claire Chretien

Posted on 06/16/2017 8:41:08 PM PDT by ebb tide

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) wasn't interested in commenting on whether Amoris Laetitia means same-sex couples must be given Holy Communion if their "conscience" tells them it's OK. As LifeSiteNews asked the question at a Thursday press conference, the bishop of Burlington, Vermont, whispered something to the USCCB's director of public affairs, who then said questions should only relate to topics the bishops discussed that morning.

"OK, I – you know, the press conference, the panel has been put together pertaining to topics from today's news agenda, so I think we really need to stick to topics that ... were visited this morning as the body of bishops were discussing them," said Judy Keane, director of public affairs for the USCCB. 

LifeSiteNews had asked: 

There have been different interpretations of Amoris Laetitia in dioceses across the U.S, and I'm wondering if you think that ministers of Holy Communion must respect the consciences of communicants and that, therefore, homosexual couples should be able to receive Holy Communion – or, in fact, must be given Holy Communion – if they feel that they should do so in conscience?

Burlington Bishop Christopher Coyne can be seen whispering to Keane on the below video.

Earlier Thursday, Coyne argued against the permanent establishment of a bishops committee on religious liberty because the "optics" of doing so might suggest the Catholic bishops care more about religious freedom than immigration.

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich is one of the American prelates who is the most vocal about his belief that Amoris Laetitia allows Communion for the divorced and remarried. He also has said that people in same-sex unions can receive Communion and that pro-abortion politicians receiving Communion can be a good thing.

The numerous, differing interpretations of Amoris Laetitia have caused confusion because some bishops are saying the Church's perennial teaching remains in place while others say it has changed. The Church teaches that it's sacrilege for those in adultery to receive what it teaches is the literal body, blood, soul, and divinity of Jesus Christ. 

Four cardinals have submitted a dubia, or formal request for clarification, to Pope Francis. They've asked if Amoris Laetitia is aligned with Catholic morality. He has yet to answer. 


TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic; Moral Issues
KEYWORDS: al; francischurch; homos; usccb

1 posted on 06/16/2017 8:41:08 PM PDT by ebb tide
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To: ebb tide

Because it does.


2 posted on 06/16/2017 8:47:47 PM PDT by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: ebb tide

Well once they start giving it out to actively sexual gay couples, with the consent at the top, then since we don’t get to vote or impeach, we will have to suffer until this pope dies and pray until then that Francis sees the light and/or the next pope is a REAL Catholic.

And YES, ebb, I AM criticizing ANY and ALL spiritual leaders on our church who condone this.

They’ve gone and lost their minds.


3 posted on 06/16/2017 8:58:38 PM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know that if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: ebb tide

>we will have to suffer until this pope dies

Nope. The Pope is just another human. Follow your faith and harm none from it. It really is that simple.


4 posted on 06/16/2017 9:03:16 PM PDT by soycd
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To: dp0622
They’ve gone and lost their minds.

"Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad" - Multiple Attributions.

Although it's considered a Heathen Proverb... I think it works in reality... with a singlular God, of course.

5 posted on 06/16/2017 9:05:24 PM PDT by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: pgyanke

Hey that’s a great quote.

And yes, it’s quite applicable here.


6 posted on 06/16/2017 9:08:07 PM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know that if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: ebb tide

Silence speaks volumes.


7 posted on 06/16/2017 9:19:38 PM PDT by Marchmain (Adoro Te Devote)
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To: ebb tide

from the link provided

>>>Cupich’s record as a bishop is extremely liberal. He has stopped priests and seminarians from praying outside abortion facilities at 40 Days for Life, written that unemployment and hunger are just as appalling as the killing of millions of children in the womb, and said in contradiction with Catholic canon law that giving Communion to pro-abortion politicians can be a good thing. He once even locked Catholics out of their own parish during Holy Week to prevent Traditional Latin Masses from taking place; the church had to hold its Good Friday liturgies on the sidewalk.

As a cardinal, Cupich will be eligible for the papacy and able to vote in papal elections. Pope Francis also recently appointed Cupich to the Congregation for Bishops, giving him a prominent position in picking U.S. bishops.<<<


8 posted on 06/17/2017 2:56:44 AM PDT by heterosupremacist (Domine Iesu Christe, Filius Dei, miserere me peccatorem!)
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To: dp0622

>>>And YES, ebb, I AM criticizing ANY and ALL spiritual leaders on our church who condone this.<<<

You and I and ebb tide all agree, this can not be condoned.

In fact, I would say any true Catholic, even a non-practicing reasonable Catholic; would all acknowledge this heretical teaching.


9 posted on 06/17/2017 3:02:52 AM PDT by heterosupremacist (Domine Iesu Christe, Filius Dei, miserere me peccatorem!)
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To: ebb tide

They know, but are acting in slavish obedience to the illegitimate pope.


10 posted on 06/17/2017 3:47:48 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Le Pen: "Islamism is a totalitarian ideology that has declared war on our nation, on civilization.")
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To: dp0622

They haven’t lost their minds. They’re not Catholic.


11 posted on 06/17/2017 5:46:24 AM PDT by piusv (Pray for a return to the pre-Vatican II (Catholic) Faith)
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To: piusv

The true Catholic Church will never die. The corrupt, heretical rotting carcass known on the Roman Catholic Church almost assuredly will. God will not be mocked by these immoral false prophets. I hope the earth opens up and swallows the Vatican on whole.


12 posted on 06/17/2017 6:12:47 AM PDT by littleharbour
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To: ebb tide

I think I’ll hang with his interpretation for the time being

Quote: “Every single cardinal, but also every bishop and priest, is called upon to preserve uprightly the Catholic discipline of the sacraments within his realm of responsibility and to confess it publicly. In case the Pope is not ready to make corrections, it remains reserved for a later Pope to officially make things right”. End Quote

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/full-text-interview-with-robert-spaemann-on-amoris-laetitia-10088/


13 posted on 08/20/2017 2:54:24 PM PDT by Jim Shoe
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