Catholic Bishops Refuse Communion To Homosexual Activists

CNSNEWS.com ^ | 5/20/02 | Patrick Goodenough

[yendu bwam]

it's about time the church stood up and fought back particularly against these homo activist creeps.

The Church's leadership is chock-a-block full of cowards.

[Quila]

before they return they need to go to another sacrament - The Sacrament of Reconciliation.

According to the Pope's last word on the subject, you'd think a Catholic would.

[RnMomof7]

"Although human weakness is universal and God's mercy infinite, the path to happiness and heaven for a Catholic does not lie in seeking to re-interpret what is right and wrong," the bishop said.

Hypocrisy at it's finest.The Church has active homosexuals and child abusers not only taking communion but "consecrating "the common wafer....and those Bishops know it..

The perverts can consecrate it but unless they are ordained they can not take it...unbelievable

They need to deal honestly with the issue within the ranks of priests before they can honestly make a public statement like above...IMHO

[yankeedame]

...it's about time the church stood up and fought back particularly against these homo activist creeps. The Church's leadership is chock-a-block full of cowards.

Nowadays that seems to be the case with darn near all main stream religions.

[ArGee]

Kelly, a former Franciscan seminarian, attributed the discrepancy to "confusion" in the church hierarchy about how to handle the issue of homosexuals.

Since the top of the Church's org. chart is G-d, I don't think there is any confusion in the hierarchy. There may be confusion in the ranks, but it would be a good idea if the ranks would get it straight, as the CEO has a habit of being very harsh with those who are supposed to know better.

I'm not a Catholic theologan, but I would be very, very, very careful before giving any holy sacrament to anyone who had openly rejected a relationship with G-d. I don't think G-d would punish the petitioner, but the giver of the sacrament might want to be standing near a lightning rod.

Shalom.

[Arthur McGowan]

Lots of people receive Communion unworthily, but it is no business of the priest, unless the person is wearing a sign or a sash that declares that the person is receiving unworthily, as was the case with this demonstration.

[SoothingDave]

They need to deal honestly with the issue within the ranks of priests before they can honestly make a public statement like above...IMHO

To expect the priesthood to be free of sinners before any given priest can speak the Truth on morals is to wait for the impossible.

The Truth is being spoken, and you have nothing but criticism.

SD

[B Knotts]

FYI BUMP

[Campion]

They need to deal honestly with the issue within the ranks of priests before they can honestly make a public statement like above

You're making a fallacy of composition. Archbishop Pell is responsible for his own diocese, not anyone else's. Do you have the slightest shred of evidence that he knowingly tolerates active homosexuals or child molesters among his priests? Of course you don't. So what you're doing is impugning a man for the sins of others. Where I come, that's a sin all by itself.

John 8:7.

[Siobhan]

Ping...

Let me know if you would like off of this ping list. God bless.

[patent]

Hypocrisy at it's finest.The Church has active homosexuals and child abusers not only taking communion but "consecrating "the common wafer....and those Bishops know it..

The perverts can consecrate it but unless they are ordained they can not take it...unbelievable

They need to deal honestly with the issue within the ranks of priests before they can honestly make a public statement like above...IMHO

Coming from you this is quite a mouthful. You have been one of the biggest hypocrites on this site recently. When someone you disagree with makes a personal attack you are quick to condemn them, but when its one of your friends, you can’t bring yourself to say a word, no matter how nasty it is. Once again:

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To: RnMomof7

You came out of no where with words intended to be hurtful and judgmental .I say look at the plank in your eye Pastor..

The funny thing here is that you have absolutely no problem, and no hesitation, in judging Xzins’ words. Yet, you couldn’t bring yourself to so much as mutter a mute criticism of the_doc’s diatribe. Your justifications were were hypocritical throughout the course of that discussion.

You are proving it yet again. You are willing to judge anyone you disagree with, but if someone in your group acts badly, you do not have the ability to condemn it. Morality does not change depending on who is doing the name calling.

patent  +AMDG

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[ELS]

God bless Archbishop Pell!

[Aquinasfan]

Kelly said Monday he found the comment "childish" and "unhelpful," not something worthy of a major church leader.

He charged that the current child-sex abuse scandal in the church in the U.S. and elsewhere was the result of the church hierarchy's refusal to bring matters of sexuality out into the open.

The RSM would continue to campaign to be allowed to participate fully and openly in the life of the church, Kelly said. Homosexuals had been involved in the church for centuries, he added, but their participation had taken place under a "code of silence and invisibility."

This is funny, pathetic and tragic.

[ThomasMore]

as a symbol of their desire to "embrace our sexuality as a sacred gift."

There is nothing sacred about their "DEPRAVED SEX ACTS". Their behavior is contrary to the natural law. If you refuse to accept Roman Catholic moral theology then go to the Episcopal church. They are embracing all of you. And take all our liberal priests and bishops with you.

[ThomasMore]

The RSM would continue to campaign to be allowed to participate fully and openly in the life of the church, Kelly said. Homosexuals had been involved in the church for centuries, he added, but their participation had taken place under a "code of silence and invisibility."

Its really time to start excommunicating! This is way out of hand!

[ThomasMore]

I as a priest definitely wouldn't give communion to someone in my church trying to use communion to make a political statement.

Are you a priest?

If so, father, I wouldn't give them communion until I heard their confession. Unrepentant sin is unforgivable until repented. I agree with AmericaUnited in post #3.

[Gophack]

I think that it was right and appropriate to deny communion, but offer a blessing. All sinners can repent; homosexuals can change their ways. To bless them -- because God loves them even when they adopt sinful ways -- is to love them, and we are called on to love ALL people regardless of their circumstance in life or their blatantly sinful practices.

I'm deeply saddened that some churches in America allowed the homosexuals to receive communion. It didn't happen in my church, but we have a fairly conservative parish. Pentecost was absolutely incredible. I felt magnificent when I left Church yesterday, and I felt like I had been away for weeks, rather than just one week. It was truly a blessed Mass, and I hope others had a similar experience.

God bless.

[ThomasMore]

This bishop is on our side Mom. And yes, they should eliminate every actively homosexual clergy from the ranks. The Church's mandate of 1961 has been violated by infiltrators who have gained much ground and control.

[Gophack]

The book is unsubstantiated and completely without merit. Even a Protestant psychologist who did a research project on homosexuality and pedophila in the priesthood said that AT THE MOST it was 6%, but likely 2-4%.

However, homosexuals tend to be far more promisicuous as a group and tend to have far more sexual partners than heterosexuals outside of marriage, and therefore it seems like the number is far higher because each of the homosexual priests claimed a greater number of victims.

May God purify His church and lead us to repent. God bless.