Bishop Wuerl had better do something about this.
Kerry Takes Communion on Mother’s Day
May 9, 4:59 PM (ET)
By MIKE GLOVER
"PITTSBURGH (AP) – Democrat John Kerry attended Mother’s Day Mass on Sunday and took communion although some Roman Catholic leaders say he should not receive it because his abortion-rights stance violates church teachings."
Repeat after me: “Natural Law is a good thing.”
George
Pell: The case against gay marriage
May 04, 2004
“THE institution of marriage, the union of a man and a woman, brings immense benefits
to them, their children and society across the generations. It has the support of
most Australians and, I believe, most parliamentarians.”
In the interest of fairness, the following offers an opposing viewpoint to the “John
Kerry must not receive communion” chant.
Dublin Archbishop
warns against politicisation of Eucharist
“New Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin expressed concern about interpretations
of Vatican instructions that could lead to the Eucharist becoming a ‘political
battleground’.”
Denying
Communion on abortion is last resort, Bishop Gregory says
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
“ROME (CNS) — Denying Communion to a politician such as Sen. John F. Kerry,
who supports legalized abortion, must be the last resort in a process to convince
the politician to uphold moral truths when voting, said the president of the U.S.
bishops’ conference.”
Why Communion Could Be Denied
to Anti-Life Legislators
Interview With an American Theologian in Rome
“ROME, APRIL 26, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Moves by the Church to deny Holy Communion
to staunchly pro-abortion Catholic politicians are growing.”
What
Vatican II did, and didn’t, teach about conscience
Elections and voting booths are never `faith-free’ zones
“Vatican II must be the most widely praised and rarely followed council in
Catholic history -at least when it comes to candidates and voters.Catholics who appeal to the “spirit of Vatican II” and claim to be following
their consciences when they ignore Catholic teaching on issues of vital public importance
would be wise to revisit what the council actually said.”
Analysis:
Kerry and Catholicism
By Uwe Siemon-Netto, UPI Religion Correspondent
“Washington, DC, Apr. 19 (UPI) — There are between 25 and 30 million Catholic
voters in the United States, most of whom favored the Democrats. But today about
40 percent are independents. And they make up a big chunk in swing states such as
Florida, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — states the
presumptive Democrat candidate John Kerry must win if he wants to make it to the
White House.”
For
Catholic Politicians, a Hard Line
By Charlotte Allen
Sunday, April 11, 2004; Page B01
“Today, Easter Sunday, tens of millions of American Catholics will crowd into
churches to attend Mass and receive Holy Communion in honor of Christianity’s most
sacred feast day, the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Among those
standing in the Communion line may be Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kerry, the likely
Democratic nominee for president.”
Canon
Law and Catholic In Name Only
“A debate is brewing around St. Blog over the appropriateness of refering to
pro-abort ‘Catholic’ politicians as Catholic In Name Only (CINO). Initially,
I intended to stay clear of this controversy since I’m personally not fond of the
CINO label. This has nothing to do with canon law and everything to do with taste
— I prefer the much more inflamatory (and I would argue accurate) designation of
Demoncrat.”
“Chronicling Democratic presidential frontrunner John Kerry’s desperate attempts
to maintain his status as ‘a Catholic in good standing’ while publicly
flouting the moral teachings of the Catholic Church.”
I’ve anxiously awaited this document.
Vatican
Document Targets Abuses Against Eucharist
Reiterates and Explains Key Norms for Worthy Celebration and Reception
VATICAN CITY, APRIL 23, 2004 (Zenit.org).- A new Vatican instruction on the
Eucharist takes pains to emphasize that the Blessed Sacrament “is too great
for anyone to permit himself to treat it according to his own whim.”
Redemptionis
Sacramentum: On certain matters to be observed or to be avoided regarding the Most Holy Eucharist