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San Diego bishop: Don’t weaponize the Eucharist for political ends
May 6, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) “The Eucharist must never be instrumentalized for a political end, no matter how important,” said Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego in a May 5 essay published on the website of America magazine, the Jesuit journal.
Because of efforts by some U.S. bishops to exclude Catholic politicians including President Joe Biden from receiving Communion, “the Eucharist is being weaponized and deployed as a tool in political warfare. This must not happen,” the bishop said.
Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego is pictured after an interview with Catholic News Service in Rome Oct. 27, 2019. CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Don’t weaponize the Eucharist for political ends, bishop warns
A priest gives the Eucharist to a communicant during a Mass at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre, N.Y., in 2020. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
By Mark Pattison • Catholic News Service • Posted May 7, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) “The Eucharist must never be instrumentalized for a political end, no matter how important,” said Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego in a May 5 essay published on the website of America magazine, the Jesuit journal.
Because of efforts by some U.S. bishops to exclude Catholic politicians including President Joe Biden from receiving Communion, “the Eucharist is being weaponized and deployed as a tool in political warfare. This must not happen,” the bishop said.
Don t weaponize Eucharist for political ends, says US bishop
San Diego prelate criticizes efforts by some bishops to exclude Catholic politicians from receiving Communion
Updated: May 07, 2021 08:01 AM GMT
Trending The Eucharist must never be instrumentalized for a political end, no matter how important, says Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego. The Eucharist must never be instrumentalized for a political end, no matter how important, said Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego in a May 5 essay published on the website of America magazine, the Jesuit journal.
Because of efforts by some U.S. bishops to exclude Catholic politicians including President Joe Biden from receiving Communion, the Eucharist is being weaponized and deployed as a tool in political warfare. This must not happen, the bishop said.
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May 6, 2021 catholic news service
A priest elevates the host during a Mass at St. Patrick s Cathedral in New York City in 2020. (Credit: Gregory A. Shemitz/CNS.) The Eucharist must never be instrumentalized for a political end, no matter how important, said Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego in a May 5 essay published on the website of America magazine, the Jesuit journal.
WASHINGTON, D.C. “The Eucharist must never be instrumentalized for a political end, no matter how important,” said Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego in a May 5 essay published on the website of
America magazine, the Jesuit journal.