Jerk, First and Last

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CAG
CAG
Thursday, March 14, AD 2024 5:14am

How is this not “politicizing” the Eucharist?!?

George Haberberger
George Haberberger
Thursday, March 14, AD 2024 8:05am

When someone is as openly pro-abortion as Biden, publicly bringing scandal on the Church while claiming to be a Catholic, how can a priest allow him to receive Communion?

Fr. J
Fr. J
Thursday, March 14, AD 2024 8:49am

George,
The short answer is that he can’t. Though of course materially the Holy Eucharist was given to Biden, it was only death given by one who is dead to another who is dead. In justification of my characterization of this exchange (on the presumption that one who consecrates in mortal sin commits a grave sin):
Sumunt boni, sumunt mali:
sorte tamen inaequali,
vitae vel interitus.

Mors est malis, vita bonis.

“The good receive as do the wicked,

but to ends diverging,

one of life, the other ruin:

for the wicked Death, but for the holy Life.”

SouthCoast
SouthCoast
Thursday, March 14, AD 2024 11:21am

Inasmuch as he will be my bishop by the end of the year, I’ve been keeping an eye on him. So far, it would seem that the best I can say is that he’s not McElroy.

Frank
Frank
Thursday, March 14, AD 2024 11:23am

Sadly, yet another one of the absolutely horrible episcopal appointments of Pope Benedict XVI. Sigh.

Donald Link
Donald Link
Thursday, March 14, AD 2024 11:53am

While I try to avoid judging others for the usual biblical reasons, I would offer the the Arch. a suggestion to do a deep examination of conscience before his next mass.

Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
Thursday, March 14, AD 2024 3:30pm

I am so disgusted with these liberal Democrat priests and bishops. All I can think of is Ezekiel 34:1-10.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+34%3A1-10&version=NRSVCE

CAG
CAG
Thursday, March 14, AD 2024 4:02pm

Indeed LQC, I believe St. Augustine had some choice words regarding self-indulgent Bishops like this man in San Antonio as well.

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