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Conflicting values
August 04, 2021
The scandal of elected officials – such as President Biden – who take Communion yet promote views at odds with the Catholic Church must be countered, says Fr Gerald E Murray
Communion Kerfuffle a Pageant of Idiocy
June 28, 2021
Maybe the bishops should make an example of the President of the United States. Maybe they ought to name him and shame him as the Dissenter-in-Chief, the bully champion of his political party’s mad promotion of so-called “abortion rights” and insane addiction to the big cheques of the abortion interest. Perhaps they ought to excommunicate the lot of ’em. Maybe. It doesn't matter. They aren’t going to.
Not Everyone Should Receive: What the Communion Debate’s Really About
June 23, 2021
I would not have made the decision that the American Catholic bishops just made. They voted by a three-to-one majority to authorize the drafting of a statement on “on the meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the Church.” It has been reported as having a single, simple political motivation, to bar pro-choice politicians
The Anti-Catholic Catholic Politicians. It’s Not Just About Communion Anymore
June 19, 2021
The American bishops have agreed to write a statement on whether pro-choice Catholic politicians may receive Communion. It's needed, though it will be toothless. But that's not the real issue, anymore. The problem is many of them now oppose the Church living by her principles, when those principles contradict Democratic party policy.
Overlooked: Portuguese diocese introduces Communion for remarried
February 13, 2020
What happened? The Diocese of Leiria-Fatima, Portugal, has introduced Communion for the remarried, but has not explained how it can be reconciled with Church teaching. Cardinal Antonio Marto announced last month that the diocese had helped two couples and a woman, all living in new unions, to “discern” that they should receive the Eucharist. Why
Individual bishops should decide about Communion in mixed marriages, Pope says
June 22, 2018
Pope Francis said Canon Law does not provide for nationwide policies, as the German bishops had wanted
Analysis: does the Vatican Communion letter signal a new direction?
June 08, 2018
The Pope has rejected the German bishops' attempted reform. Where does that leave ecumenical dialogue?
German ecumenism chief attacks Vatican Communion ruling
June 06, 2018
The leader of the ecumenism committee said the Vatican's rejection of the German proposal was 'inexplicable'
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