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Praise God!

I'm sure this poor man will receive fallout for speakng the truth. May the Lord grace him with strength.

1 posted on 04/08/2011 4:36:17 AM PDT by surroundedbyblue

Moral Ping!

I think this pastoral letter should go to every diocese nationwide!

2 posted on 04/08/2011 4:39:02 AM PDT by surroundedbyblue

To: surroundedbyblue

Here in NY our abortion worshiping Governor lives in sin as an insult to marriage...I wonder if he receives Holy Communion?

3 posted on 04/08/2011 4:44:02 AM PDT by exPBRrat

To: surroundedbyblue

I will wait to see his pastorl letter on Catholics who use Birth Control and go to Communion, and the one about politicians who are pro-abortion.

When we stop the ones who use Birth Control from ging to Communion we will lose about 90% of younger Catholics.

I praise his effort to bring Catholics moreunder the laws of the Church, but picking on one group while ignopring the other is not going to help the Church grow, and is hypocritical.

I myself believe the Birth Control law and the law on divorce need changing. Annulments that can be bought by the rich (Ted Kennedy) and not afforded by the poor are BS.
Having kids you cannot afford is stupid.

It is my belief that 75% of Catholics that go to communion every Sunday seldom are in a state of Grace, and haven’t been to penance in weeks and sometimes years.

Over the years following the rules of the Church has become very slack with most Catholics, and picking one to come down on while ignoring the others isn’t going to wok.

Of course the pastoral letter is fine, but IMO will mostly be ignored or drive those who do not obey to another Church or out altogether.

5 posted on 04/08/2011 4:54:06 AM PDT by Venturer

To: surroundedbyblue

Oh he'll receive fallout, but from within the Catholic church more than outside and if he thinks the priests will enforce it he should ask why none have yet.

His letter may be well intentioned but so was Humanae Vitae and look how many are kept from communion for ignoring that!

and I might add Evangelium Vitae which said no Catholic must ever take part even in voting for a law allowing abortion yet has a single Catholic politician been denied communion for doing so? Was Robert Drinian (Catholic priest and politician) ever denied ANYTHING for his unwavering support of abortion?

The letter will be issued and quietly put back in a file and no more will be heard of it. Ever.

9 posted on 04/08/2011 5:36:51 AM PDT by count-your-change (You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)

To: surroundedbyblue

We used to say ‘ Lord I am not worthy “ before Communion. The Eucharist was considered “Bread for healing “

What is it now - Only us good boys and girls get it
and who judges the consciences of those approaching the table of the Lord.?

21 posted on 04/08/2011 9:22:41 AM PDT by VidMihi ("In fide, unitas; in dubiis, libertas; in omnibus, caritas.")

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