Posted on 10/23/2013 2:00:00 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Ted Kennedy didn’t need to wait in line. He had a cellar full of wine back home.
But democrat politicians that pray at the alter of abortion are good to go!!!
So if I am divorced, then remarried, and then divorced again, am I permitted communion?
It used to be that if you were divorced, remarried, you could receive communion, if you agreed to live with your second spouse as ‘brother and sister’.
So, are the following divorced Catholics taking communion?
John Kerry
Rudy Giuliani
Newt Gingrich
Andrew Cuomo
Mel Gibson
That's true right now. 'Josephite Marriage'
However, it's not just agreed, it's a demonstrated commitment.
So divorced Catholics receive no forgiveness but the Pelosi Catholics can receive Communion as they worship at the altar of abortion?
Well, New Gingrich is a converted catholic, after his marriage, so it does not apply to him. The rest of the list, not sure about Mel Gibson, are born Catholics.
Being divorced and remarried equals living in continual adultery = going to hell when you die. Have to go back and find your first spouse. I don’t think God sees it that way.....
Nancy Pelosi said that the Pope was incorrect on the Catholic position regarding birth control/abortion. Does she still receive?
You see, Catholics are not forbidden divorce. Only remarriage, which you have apparently taken care of, but weren't really really married anyway.
However, in starting your life anew, I urge you to consider annulment, or perhaps even the Pauline Privilege, which is why Catholic Royals advised unsatisfactory spouses to accept the veil or Holy Orders, and in earlier times, married converted Christians were allowed to dump the unconverted partner.
Please consult a Canon Lawyer, Vinnie the Hit Man, or, join another church.
Be advised although Freepers are Holy Terrors for the most part, none of us is exactly recognized as a Certified Vatican-Licensed Spiritual Advisor. I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express once, though.
So by divorcing my second wife, have I demonstrated sufficient committment?
I don’t think anullment is an option for me, as I got a dispensation to marry in the first place.
And I don’t have the funds for a canon lawyer or for Vinie the Hitman.
Anyone who imagines that being remarried means continual adultery isn’t familar with the facts of modern marriage.
That wedding cake has unusual properties!
Newt Gingrich was only married In the Catholic Church once. To his present wife.
Interesting topic for me. I divorced nearly 30 years ago. She was Catholic, me, not so much. I wasn’t going to any church or part of any organized religion.
Now, in order for me to be baptized, and my new bride to resume communion, I have to ensure my ex and I are properly annulled, and I cannot find her.
Instead of conjecture regarding the state of Pelosi’s, Biden’s, and others’ souls, I would suggest everyone pray for them.
Receiving the Eucharist while endorsing error and creating scandal reflects an arrogance beyond any healing except Divine.
Life is short. Eternity is forever. I would hate to see anyone suffer hell eternally. It is also our duty to pray for these people.
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