This post is tied to the one below it. But I find this interesting:
(Cardinal Ladaria) questioned the USCCB policy identifying abortion as “the preeminent” moral issue, saying it would be misleading if any new document “were to give the impression that abortion and euthanasia alone constitute the only grave matters of Catholic moral and social teaching that demand the fullest accountability on the part of Catholics.”
My astute questions and what that paragraph implies as least in this most humble blogger’s opinion:
Is Cardinal Ladaria saying that Catholics, especially politicians, should be denied Holy Communion if they don’t follow other Catholic moral teachings on social justice? In other words, if politicians are denied Holy Communion because of being pro-choice, should they also be denied for promoting other political policies opposed to Catholic Social Teaching????? HMM!
What about a potential third, forth and so on, Catholic president, Speaker of the House, etc who may be in an illicit marriage? President Trump’s marriage to his wife is not recognized by the Catholic Church. Melania was/is a Catholic. Did she ever present herself for Holy Communion. What if President Biden’s marriage is illicit (I don’t think it is) but would that qualify him to be disqualified from Holy Communion?
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What is so hard about this? If ANYone, including top donors to local churches down to the poorest is known to be living in or promoting a state of unconfessed/unabsolved mortal sin, then they should be denied Holy Communion until they mend their ways. At one point in my life, I had questions about a personal situation and was denied communion until it was resolved, and if I had to do it, then so should everyone else, ESPECIALLY the rich and powerful.
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