U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican.
Posted on 02/21/2023 3:56:29 PM PST by ebb tide
Tens of thousands of clergy members will soon receive instructions in the form of a book on when to deny someone Holy Communion.
Catholic Action for Faith and Family, a group devoted to defending the principles of the Catholic faith, published Cardinal Rayond Burke's instructions in book form in "Deny Holy Communion?"
The organization's founder and president, Thomas McKenna, said he is mailing a copy to every Catholic clergy member as part of a campaign to inform American bishops, priests, and deacons on the biblical and theological basis of church teaching, The Daily Signal reported.
"The Church cannot remain silent and indifferent to a public offense against the Body and Blood of Christ," the book says.
"There is a great misunderstanding and many misconceptions about the issue," McKenna said. "It is presented by some clergy, including members of the hierarchy, that there really is never a situation where Holy Communion should be denied to a public and unrepentant sinner who professes to be Catholic."
"Most clergy have not studied the issue in a formal canonical way and only know what is presented in discussions and the media," he added. "Cardinal Burke wrote this study to better explain the Church’s history and wisdom in having canon law that addresses the issue. This is not a position of Cardinal Burke followed by others of the same bent, so to say. But this is a position that the Church has upheld for 2000 years. Cardinal Burke bases the book on formal teachings and doctrine, not on an opinion."
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Ping
it more sad they even had to discuss it.
Gotta make candle lighters out of something...
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Pope Marx gonna be ticked!!!
LOL, Many of whom do not qualify for communion because they support being "pro-choice".
Its the equivalent of sending copies of the constitution to member of congress. Even if they read it they would reject it.
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican.
The discipline of the Church in regard to Holy Communion was completely broken by the use of Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, who are always trained not to judge anyone’s fitness to receive.
No doubt Frankie will put an end to this heresy.
It’s a shame that this instruction is coming from a Catholic lay group and Cardinal Burke and not from Bergoglio’s Rome.
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It is a shame but that’s to be expected when the Chair of Peter is being soiled by a heretic, commonly referred to as Satan’s Pope!
The discipline of the Church in regard to Holy Communion was completely broken by the use of Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, who are always trained not to judge anyone’s fitness to receive.
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Have never entered a receiving line for reception of Holy Communion from anyone but a priest, and in the Latin Mass communities of course there are no such “Ministers”.
That's a problem!
It would seem that at times, the Pope puts opinion above canon. I believe this is Cardinal Burke's argument. Post 8 offers an interesting parallel with our government leaders who ignore the Constitution.
Last year Pelosi’s archbishop banned her from communion because she supports and funds abortion. Three months ago she went to the vatican and they gave her communion.
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