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Religion Title: Catholic bishop denies Senator Durbin communion until he repents In a statement on the Diocese of Springfield website, Bishop Paprocki said, Fourteen Catholic senators voted against the bill that would have prohibited abortions starting at 20 weeks after fertilization, including Sen. Richard Durbin, whose residence is in the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. You may remember that at the end of January, Senate Democrats successfully filibustered the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act because the 60 vote threshold required to take up the bill for debate was not met. (Life News) Senators Casey (PA), Donnelly (IN), and Manchin (WVA) were the only three Democrats to vote with Republicans to debate the bill sponsored by South Carolinas Senator Lindsey Graham. Youll note that all the states represented by these senators were carried by President Trump last November. I do know that Casey has long been known as a pro-life Democrat. The other two have less clear records. Pope Francis, a liberal Jesuit, directed bishops to hold Catholics to the commandments, particularly legislators, heads of governments and health professionals. In the letter, Pope Francis directed the Argentinean bishops to govern the Church there following the Aparecida Document. The text states, in part, [people] cannot receive Holy Communion and at the same time act with deeds or words against the commandments, particularly when abortion, euthanasia, and other grave crimes against life and family are encouraged. This responsibility weighs particularly over legislators, heads of governments, and health professionals. These are the guidelines we need for this time in history, the pope wrote to the bishops. Apparently, this is an issue with Senator Durbin which his pastors have struggled with since 2004. From the statement released, it is noted that Durbin was once pro-life and the provision is not to punish him but to bring about a change of heart. I wish them luck with that, given todays political atmosphere. Poster Comment: The only thing Pope Frank has done that I agree with. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread |
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