http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/communion/ en-us Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:15:56 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070262/posts On Monday morning in Denver, where the Democratic National Convention is underway, Archbishop Charles Chaput told the Associated Press that because of support for abortion, Biden should refrain from taking Communion. The selection of Sen. Joseph Biden as Barack Obama’s running mate is drawing a chorus of disapproval from Catholic intellectual and pro-life leaders because of Biden’s longstanding support for abortion. Most recently, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver has said that Biden should refrain from Communion. Catholic News Agency http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070262/posts#comment Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:15:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068438/posts On Monday morning in Denver, where the Democratic National Convention is underway, Archbishop Charles Chaput told the Associated Press that because of support for abortion, Biden should refrain from taking Communion. DENVER (CNA) - The selection of Sen. Joseph Biden as Barack Obama’s running mate is drawing a chorus of disapproval from Catholic intellectual and pro-life leaders because of Biden’s longstanding support for abortion. Most recently, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver has said that Biden should refrain from Communion. Over the weekend, CNA spoke with several prominent Catholics regarding Biden’s nomination for the Democratic vice-presidential slot. The well-known Catholic intellectual... Catholic News Agency via Catholic Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068438/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:44:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2067930/posts Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A leading Catholic bishop delivered the opening statement of the quadrennial debate over whether or not pro-abortion Catholic politicians should receive communion. Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver says Barack Obama's running mate Joe Biden should refrain from the sacrament.Biden is a pro-abortion Catholic and has a long voting record of supporting abortion and opposing any sensible limits on it.In an email sent Sunday to the Associated Press, Archbishop Chaput said Biden should following the teachings of the Church by opposing abortion or voluntarily refrain from receiving communion.Not doing so would be "seriously wrong," he said."I certainly... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2067930/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:05:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067845/posts Sen. Barack Obama / Sen. Joseph Biden Denver, Aug 25, 2008 / 02:24 pm (CNA).- The selection of Sen. Joseph Biden as Barack Obama’s running mate is drawing a chorus of disapproval from Catholic intellectual and pro-life leaders because of Biden’s longstanding support for abortion. Most recently, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver has said that Biden should refrain from Communion. Over the weekend, CNA spoke with several prominent Catholics regarding Biden’s nomination for the Democratic vice-presidential slot.  The well-known Catholic intellectual and author George Weigel explained to CNA that Obama’s choice was expected. “Barack Obama is a pro-abortion radical,... CNA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067845/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:47:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2066833/posts Question: What is the proper way to dispose of the communion elements? Is it okay to eat the bread after the service? Answer: Thank you for your question to the OPC Q & A Web page. For the OPC, the elements which we use in our communion service are but ordinary bread and wine. In other words, there is nothing sacred about them outside of the service. During the communion service, however, they are set apart for the special task of celebrating the sacrament of our Lord. Our Confession explains it this way: Westminster Confession of Faith 29.3: "The Lord... The OPC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2066833/posts#comment Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:35:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2065867/posts If you have a public figure who is openly and deliberately supporting abortion rights, and that same person approaches and receives Holy Communion, what are people to think? They could be led to imagine that some how it is alright to support publicly the taking of innocent and defenseless lives in the womb. So the Church has these disciplines and they are very ancient. They actually go back to the times of St. Paul.But, throughout the Church’s history, She has always had to discipline the reception of Holy Communion which is the most sacred treasure we have in the Church.... Catholic Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2065867/posts#comment Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:18:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065846/posts Rome, Aug 19, 2008 / (CNA) -- Archbishop Raymond Burke, prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, the highest judicial authority of the Holy See, said this week that Catholics who publicly support abortion -- especially politicians -- should not receive Communion, and that ministers of Communion should be responsibly charitable in denying it to them if they ask for it “until they have reformed their lives.” [[Burke082108.jpg]]In an interview with the magazine Radici Christiane, Archbishop Burke pointed out that there is often a lack of reverence at Mass when receiving Communion. “Receiving the Body and Blood of... California Catholic Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065846/posts#comment Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:43:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2064787/posts “If a person who has been admonished persists in public mortal sin and attempts to receive Communion, the minister of the Eucharist has the obligation to deny it to him. Why? Above all, for the salvation of that person, preventing him from committing a sacrilege,” he added. “We must avoid giving people the impression that one can be in a state of mortal sin and receive the Eucharist,” the archbishop continued. “Secondly, there could be another form of scandal, consisting of leading people to think that the public act that this person is doing, which until now everyone believed was... Catholic Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2064787/posts#comment Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:29:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2064557/posts ROME, August 19, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The head of the highest court in the Vatican has given an interview with a Roman magazine in which he notes that when dealing with pro-abortion Catholic politicians, "the minister of the Eucharist has the obligation to deny It (Communion) to him."Last month, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Raymond Burke, formerly the Archbishop of St. Louis, as the Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, which is the highest judicial authority of the Catholic Church besides the Pope himself.  In an interview published in the current edition of the Italian magazine Radici... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2064557/posts#comment Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:06:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2064357/posts Archbishop Raymond Burke Rome, Aug 19, 2008 / 10:00 am (CNA).- The prefect of the Apostolic Signature, Archbishop Raymond Burke, said this week that Catholics, especially politicians who publically defend abortion, should not receive Communion, and that ministers of Communion should be responsibly charitable in denying it to them if they ask for it, “until they have reformed their lives.”In an interview with the magazine, Radici Christiane, Archbishop Burke pointed out that there is often a lack of reverence at Mass when receiving Communion.  “Receiving the Body and Blood of Christ unworthily is a sacrilege,” he warned.  “If it... CNA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2064357/posts#comment Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:45:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2063438/posts HEPWORTH: In the paragraph, "we accept the ministry of the Bishop of Rome" and the quote from Vatican II and from John Paul II's encyclical to the separated churches is sufficient indication that we are accepting contemporary statements of Catholic Doctrine and he explicitly made that statement ex cathedra. Secondly we signed the catechism of the Catholic Church which includes contemporary Catholic teaching on the papacy and we state in the letter we signed that we accepted this as the most perfect statement of Catholic faith in the world at the present time and that it is the faith we... Catholic Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2063438/posts#comment Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:23:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2057533/posts House Speaker Pelosi Vows to Kill Defense of Marriage Act and Still Receive Communion Pelosi relieved no bishop has had the courage to call her to account for her strong abortion advocacy By Peter J. Smith SAN FRANCISCO, August 5, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has vowed to join Barack Obama's new crusade to kill the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and promises to continue to fortify herself with Holy Communion from the Catholic Church for the campaign. Pelosi told reporters at a press conference last Thursday that she plans to support Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) in... Life Site News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2057533/posts#comment Wed, 6 Aug 2008 18:33:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056113/posts House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she, unlike other Catholic politicians who support abortion rights, has not clashed with her church about receiving communion. In an interview on C-SPAN that aired on Sunday, Pelosi was asked about how some church officials have raised objections about whether former presidential contenders -- such as Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) -- should receive communion. Pelosi, a Roman Catholic whose district includes most of San Francisco, said she has not encountered such difficulties in her church. “I think some of it is regional,” she said, “It... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056113/posts#comment Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:48:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2045459/posts A group of monks close to the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X asked for and received canonical good standing and communion with the Holy See. The vicar-general of the Transalpine Redemptorists, Father Michael Mary, reported this month on the group's blog that "our community now truly rejoices in undisputed and peaceful possession of communion with the Holy See because our priests are now in canonical good standing." He said that he had asked the Holy See, in the presence of the members of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, for the priestly suspensions to be lifted. The status of the... Catholic Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2045459/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:51:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044745/posts Several leading Australian political figures who are Catholic will attend the papal Mass closing World Youth Day, highlighting some leaders’ inconsistencies in applying their faith to political life. Morris Iemma, the Premier of New South Wales who voted for embryonic stem cell research, has said he wants to receive Holy Communion from Pope Benedict XVI at the closing Mass for World Youth Day but also said he did not expect to do so, the Sydney Morning Herald says. Iemma, a practicing Catholic, said having the Pope in Sydney would be a “deeply rewarding experience for all Catholics, my family included.”... Catholic News Agency http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044745/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:09:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2043199/posts Death threats for stealing 'Body of Christ' Student fears personal attacks since swiping wafer from Catholic Mass A student at the University of Central Florida says he's now getting death threats after he stole and later returned a wafer representing the "Body of Christ" from a Catholic Mass in Orlando. The student senator, Webster Cook, originally claimed he merely wanted to show the Eucharist to a friend who had questions about Catholicism before consuming the host. Cook, who was raised Catholic, said he decided to bring the wafer home June 29 after a church leader tried to physically pry it... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2043199/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:21:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2041485/posts A University of Central Florida student, upset religious groups hold church services on public campuses, is holding hostage the Eucharist, an object so sacred to Catholics they call it the Body of Christ. Church officials say UCF Student Senator Webster Cook was disruptive and disrespectful when he attended Mass held on campus Sunday June 29. It was during that Mass where Cook admits he obtained the Eucharist.... A church leader was watching, confronted Cook and tried to recover the sacred bread. Cook said she crossed the line and that's why he brought it home with him. "She came up behind... WFTV.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2041485/posts#comment Sun, 6 Jul 2008 16:43:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2035140/posts The Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's hopes of seeing communion extended to divorcees like himself have been quashed by Pope Benedict XVI.Newspapers reported on Sunday that while attending a ceremony in Sardinia Mr Berlusconi had asked a bishop when the Church planned to change the rules. But the Pope told a conference in Canada that communion can only be received by those free of major sin. "We have to do everything... to receive [communion] in a pure heart," he said. No changeMr Berlusconi has recently begun a major effort to try and get communion granted to divorced and remarried people... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2035140/posts#comment Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:48:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2024925/posts What Is Meant by the Spiritual Presence of Christ in the Lord’s Supper An Exposition of the Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter XXIX, Article 7 by David Bromlow Copyright © 1997, All rights reserved. The debate over the presence of Christ in the Lord’s Supper has its roots deeply embedded in the Reformation where it was a primary source of division among the Protestant churches. Without digging too deeply into the historical details, it is sufficient to say that in response to the (snip) of the Roman Catholic mass–the propitiatory sacrifice, transubstantiation, and the "reservation" of Christ’s body and blood... Theologia http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2024925/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jun 2008 19:32:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2024174/posts “Actions speak louder than words,” we say. “He’s all talk,” describes the man who says a lot and does nothing. Or simply, “Talk is cheap.”These phrases from our culture all express the same basic point: words and actions must go together. They do not mean that words are useless. On the contrary, it is precisely because we believe words have importance that we fault those whose actions contradict what they say. We sense instinctively — on a natural, gut level — that the man whose words and actions do not match up is himself divided. He lacks the integrity necessary to... Catholic Exchange http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2024174/posts#comment Sat, 31 May 2008 23:43:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2022611/posts Unless You Eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and Drink His Blood You Have No Life In You Are these words of Jesus from John 6:53 to be taken literally or figuratively? The Roman Catholic Church teaches the context of John chapter six and the above headlined verse 53 are literal. Thus Jesus is giving absolute and unconditional requirements for eternal life. In fact, this literal interpretation forms the foundation for Rome's doctrine of transubstantiation -- the miraculous changing of bread and wine into the living Christ, His body and blood, soul and divinity. Each Catholic priest is... Proclaiming The Gospel Ministries http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2022611/posts#comment Wed, 28 May 2008 20:33:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2020406/posts VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The four dozen people who received Communion from Pope Benedict XVI on the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ received the Eucharist on the tongue while kneeling. Vatican officials said the gesture at the May 22 Mass outside the Basilica of St. John Lateran does not mark a permanent change in papal liturgies, but highlighted the solemnity of the feast and a connection to Mass practices in the past. As the pope prepared to distribute Communion, two ushers placed a kneeler in front of the altar on the basilica steps. The chosen communicants --... CNS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2020406/posts#comment Fri, 23 May 2008 20:30:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2019887/posts During the Holy Father’s Corpus Christi Mass, the Holy Father gave Communion only to people kneeling at a kneeler set up before him. This is a very interesting development. The Holy Father has been trying to provoke conversation and a rethinking of many practices, not very good innovations, that have become more or less standard.... In so many places it is simply accepted that Mass must be celebrated "facing the people", versus populum, instead of "facing God", ad orientem. So the Holy Father celebrated Holy Mass in the Sistine Chapel, when he was also going to do something very much... WDTPRS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2019887/posts#comment Thu, 22 May 2008 21:23:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2014588/posts Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas has been dealing with Gov. Kathleen Sebelius  for a while now regarding her scandalous and unrepentant support, as a Catholic, of abortion. He has now taken further action. The Kansas City Star reports: Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius should stop taking Communion until she repudiates her support for the “serious moral evil” of abortion, the Catholic archbishop for northeast Kansas says. Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, also criticized the governor Friday for her recent veto of a bill imposing new restrictions on abortion providers. The... Insight Scoop http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2014588/posts#comment Mon, 12 May 2008 00:05:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2014163/posts WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Bishop William F. Murphy of Rockville Centre, N.Y., has ordered an end to weekday Communion services outside the context of Mass by July 1. Citing guidelines for the distribution of Communion in the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, Bishop Murphy said in a May 9 pastoral letter that his decision would bring the diocese "into conformity with the liturgical norms of the church." The order applies to parishes, schools and social and charitable organizations which had adopted the practice of offering "celebrations of the word" with the distribution of Communion when no daily Mass was scheduled.... CNS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2014163/posts#comment Sat, 10 May 2008 20:13:27 GMT