Vatican's Cardinal Ladaria cautions U.S. bishops on politicians and Communion
Friday, May. 14, 2021
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Cardinal Luis Ladaria, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, attends a news conference at the Vatican in this March 1, 2018, file photo.
By Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY — The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has urged the U.S. bishops to proceed with caution in their discussions about formulating a national policy “to address the situation of Catholics in public office who support legislation allowing abortion, euthanasia or other moral evils.”
Cardinal Luis Ladaria, congregation prefect, reiterated what he said he had told several groups of U.S. bishops during their 2019-2020 “ad limina” visits, namely that “the effective development of a policy in this area requires that dialogue occurs in two stages: first among the bishops themselves, and then between bishops and Catholic pro-choice politicians within their jurisdictions.”