Posted on 06/23/2017 6:04:09 PM PDT by marshmallow
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 23, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – Those in same-sex "marriages" shouldn't present themselves to or be admitted to Holy Communion, nor may they receive a Catholic funeral if they died without showing signs of repentence, Illinois Bishop Thomas Paprocki says.
Paprocki is the Catholic bishop of Springfield, Illinois and well-known to the pro-life and pro-family movements for his defense of Catholic orthodoxy and morality.
On June 12, Paprocki signed a "Decree Regarding Same-Sex 'Marriage' and Related Pastoral Issues." It was sent to priests and diocesan staff last week and subsequently leaked to media sympathetic with the homosexual cause.
"The Church has not only the authority, but the serious obligation, to affirm its authentic teaching on marriage and to preserve and foster the sacred value of the married state," Paprocki explained after reminding his flock of "the clear and consistent teaching of the Catholic Church since her founding by Our Lord Jesus Christ."
Paprocki wrote that he has a "responsibility as diocesan bishop to guide the people of God entrusted to me with charity but without compromising the truth." Because of this, he outlined diocesan policy on issues related to same-sex "marriage," citing the Code of Canon Law throughout.
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Thank you sir, stick to your beliefs. This Methodist is proud of you.
He actually sounds like a Christian.
I can see the communion rule. But why no funeral? A great opportunity there to preach the Gospel. And after all, a human being in the image of God deserves a farewell, don’t they?
And for abortion promoting politicians??
“But why no funeral?”
They could take that one very far. those who were divorced, those who had abortions, those who were gay, those who had pre-marital sex......
We all sinned, but it is their Church, and their right and responsibity to interpret their own beliefs, standards and rules.
Farewell yes. But a Catholic burial service is different from any other.
If the family wants to request a Catholic priest to preach the Gospel at the funeral home, the reception / memorial dinner or the graveside, hey, a powerful and blessed opportunity. But no Funeral Mass.
Catholics don’t simply believe it is “their” Church, but it is the one true Church founded by the Christ and as recited in the Credo at every Catholic Mass.
Which in Catholicism is itself a corruption of what was manifestly believed by the NT church of Scripture .
nor may they receive a Catholic funeral if they died without showing signs of repentence, Illinois Bishop Thomas Paprocki says.
It's usually spelled "repentance" but even Teddy K was judged to have (invisibly) shown repentance and like other notorious pro-abortion, pro-sodomite public figures, was granted an ecclesiastical funeral, thus interpreting canon law for the multitudes which otherwise forbids it.
"if they died without showing signs of repentance"
Manifest means "in your face."
A person who contracts a "gay" "marriage" is claiming a manifest, official, public legal and social status predicated on sodomy. Repentance is necessary.
If there's no repentance, there should be no Catholic funeral. In practice, this means, for instance, that open Mafia guys and MS-13 should not receive ecclesiastic rites. And (where canon law is faithfully observed) they don't.
I believe Ted Kennedy’s funeral was a scandal and a violation of Canon Law.
XLNT
Speaking of which,
N Pelosi says homosexuality is ‘consistent’ with Catholicism. Are Church leaders taking her lead?,
You already know many of their names: Catholic Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, for whom ‘gay’ marriage is a ‘core principle;’ Catholic U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who invented a national right for genderless marriage; Catholic former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, who has performed genderless marriages; Catholic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who asserts same-sex “marriage” is perfectly "consistent" with Catholicism; Catholic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Catholic Virginia Senator and 2016 Hillary Clinton running mate Tim Kaine and many others who energetically advocate for homonormativity.
At the same time, these Catholic VIPs are becoming increasingly incapable of discerning the difference between male and female and the significance of complementarity. They now promote transnormativity.
Clearly, something is awry with prevailing views of marriage and human dignity among our Catholic elites when sodomy constitutes marital consummation and genitalia is no longer indicative of gender.
The fact that they continue to enjoy full communion with the Church despite broadcasting lies which defy natural law and deny the Gospel has only served to embolden them and invite others to follow their lead.
The minds of leading Catholics have sunk from dullness, to darkness, to depravity, and they are intent on dragging each of us down with them – by force of law, if necessary – and if not us, our children.
Put aside the world of North American Catholic political and societal elites for a moment. A far more grave threat stares us in the face.
What will happen when a critical mass of the Church’s prelates and clerics similarly untether themselves from truth? What will happen when they find the ways of the world more attractive than the message of the Gospel, trading the Church’s magnificent magisterium for the whim of popular culture?
We are about to find out.
Some high profile priests and bishops seem to be drawn to promoting the worldly empty promises Catholics reject at baptism: Fr. James Martin, SJ, editor-at-large for the Jesuit magazine America, recently appointed to the Vatican as a communications consultant; Joseph Cardinal Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey; Bishop John Stowe of the Diocese of Lexington in Kentucky; Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, now at the helm of the Pontifical Academy for Life and the Pontifical Pope John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family.
While the Vatican seems to be collecting and promoting pro-homosexualists and transgenderists, the nudge toward accepting these strange humanity-deforming ideologies is palpable here at home in North America.
Just recently, the Diocese of San Diego announced that Fr. John Dolan, a priest with an LGBT-positive record, has been appointed by the Vatican to be an auxiliary bishop.
In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, St. Matthew’s Parish has been promoting homosexuality and its compatibility with Catholicism for years.
In the Archdiocese of New York, Blessed Sacrament Church announced that its “Gay Fellowship” group partnered with Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way Foundation” to hold a fundraising dance in the parish hall on June 17.
Even the Jesuit Chaplain to the U.S. House of Representatives, Patrick J. Conroy, suggests that Church teaching on homosexuality is “outdated,” calling it “a dead end.” He implies that homosexual “marriage” is the only path to happiness for the same-sex attracted... Life Site News ^ | June 22, 2017 | DOUG MAINWARING
But you are not the one to decide that, but which rests with the local ordinary and all they way up to the pope. Who, in this case, wrote a cordial reply, with no manifest rebuke, and even thanking Ted for his prayers, in response to his letter, delivered by Pres. Obama, which expressed no repentance but based commended himself.
If Benedict implicitly sanctioned the treatment of Teddy K. as a member, fit for a RC funeral, then it is hardly likely that your present pope, and those who elected him, would agree with your private interpretation.
I see. Thanks. I am not RC, so I appreciate the explanation.
I’m not arguing from private interpretation. I’m arguing from Canon Law. People who violate Canon Law are objectively in the wrong: even a Bishop. Even a Pope.
You’re welcome.
Our bishop is close to retirement age. I’m hoping the pope transfers him here to us!
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