Bishops from across Colorado have asked Catholic state lawmakers who back legislation supporting abortion rights to refrain from presenting themselves to a priest for Communion.
Catholic bishops in Colorado have published an open letter requesting that state lawmakers who voted for an abortion rights bill refrain from communion.
Aerial/Drone photograph of a sunset over the Colorado state capital building. Capital city of Denver. / ShutterstockDenver Newsroom, Jun 8, 2022 / 05:48 am (CNA).The bishops of Colorado on Tuesday issued an open letter asking Catholic lawmakers who recently voted for a new abortion law to refrain from receiving Holy Communion. The full text of the letter is below:Open Letter to Catholic Politicians and the Faithful on Worthily Receiving CommunionDear brothers and sisters in Christ,The recently concluded 2022 legislative session was difficult for many Coloradans who watched in dismay as their state legislators rushed one of the most extreme abortion bills in the country through the chambers of the Capitol and to Governor Polis desk for his signature.As HB22-1279, the Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA), made its way through the legislature, there was a strong outcry against it. Thousands of people wrote to their lawmakers. Over 350 people testified against RHEA in the House a.
Colorado Catholic bishops posted an open letter Monday asking Catholic lawmakers who voted in favor of a pro-abortion bill to "voluntarily refrain from receiving Holy Communion."