Jesus Christ is TRULY PRESENT, Bishop McElroy!
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May 12, 2021
It is hard to believe, but there is at least one Catholic bishop who has put into writing his personal opinions regarding the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. His name is Bishop Robert McElroy, and his statements are many, but the following stands out as particularly troubling given the sacred nature and identity of the body of Christ:
The Eucharist must never be instrumentalized for a political end, no matter how important. But that is precisely what is being done in the effort to exclude Catholic political leaders who oppose the churchs teaching on abortion and civil law. The Eucharist is being weaponized and deployed as a tool in political warfare. This must not happen.
Judie Brown responds to Bishop McElroy
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Brown: Defending Christ from sacrilege is NOT a political matter, it is a matter of eternal salvation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (06 May 2021) - American Life League president Judie Brown released the following statement today following a recent article from San Diegos bishop, Robert McElroy, appearing in
America Magazine: The Jesuit Review. Bishop McElroy claims that the Holy Eucharist is being weaponized for political gain. Judie Brown responded with the following statement:
Bishop Robert McElroy has made a statement designed to create profound confusion among Catholics. He wrote: The Eucharist must never be instrumentalized for a political end, no matter how important. But that is precisely what is being done in the effort to exclude Catholic political leaders who oppose the churchs teaching on abortion and civil law. The Eucharist is being weaponized and deployed as a tool in political warfare. This must not happen.
A Liturgical Turn in Orthodoxy? A Review of 2020
The Orthodox Liturgy changed in 2020. There are questions, however, concerning the duration and the meaning of the changes made to the Liturgy.
This first installment of two brief essays reviews the Orthodox Church’s liturgical response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The review produces two primary observations. First, the argument about the rite of holy communion resulted in a new veneration of communion vessels as holy relics. Second, a resistant defense against perceived threats underpinned the Church’s approach to adapting to the new liturgical environment.
Liturgical Changes in Response to COVID-19
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