Denver Newsroom, May 10, 2021 / 15:16 pm (CNA).
The prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith wrote Friday to the head of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops regarding admission to Communion, affirming the centrality of the congregation’s 2002 note on Catholic’s participation in politics and the importance of safeguarding the rights of ordinaries in their local Churches.
A 2004 memo from Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, then the prefect of the same congregation, should “be discussed only within the context of the authoritative Doctrinal Note,” read the May 7 letter by Luis Cardinal Ladaria to Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, which was obtained by CNA.
05/06/2021 at 11:29 AM Posted by Kevin Edward White
Archbishop Naumann reiterated the archbishop of San Francisco’s sentiments adding, ‘Catholics in public life who advocate for abortion create scandal by encouraging others to do evil.’
National Catholic Register, May 4, 2021
KANSAS CITY, Kan. Archbishop Joseph Naumann, the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, commended Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone Tuesday for his pastoral letter on proper reception of Holy Communion by the faithful.
The Kansas City, Kansas, archbishop also urged the Catholic faithful in his archdiocese to read it.
In his letter of support, Archbishop Naumann said, “The tone of Archbishop Cordileone’s pastoral letter makes clear his earnest desire for the immediate and eternal welfare of all those entrusted to his care. Archbishop Cordileone provides a tightly reasoned rationale why the protection of the unborn remains a preeminent priority among many other impo
President Joe Biden holds his first formal news conference at the White House March 25 in Washington. (CNS/Leah Millis, Reuters)
If we are honest with ourselves, all Catholics should approach the Eucharist in fear and trembling. It is like the words Thy will be done in the Lord s Prayer: We say them sometimes without thinking of their dreadful meaning, when we should always ponder the crucified Christ when we utter those words. But we also should approach the Eucharist in hope and confidence. However great our sins, God s mercy is yet greater.
That goes for President Joe Biden too.
I do not know what goes through Mr. Biden s mind when he stands in line for Holy Communion. I suspect that the responsibilities of his office awaken in him a humility that is quite astounding, as he carries burdens most of us can only imagine and that he cannot really share with anyone. If he turns to the Mass for solace or comfort or inspiration or grace, thanks be to God.
US Catholic bishops may press Biden to stop taking Communion 04/30/2021 at 4:11 PM Posted by Kevin Edward White
By David Crary, AP, April 28, 2021
When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their next national meeting in June, they’ll be deciding whether to send a tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden and other Catholic politicians: Don’t receive Communion if you persist in public advocacy of abortion rights.
At issue is a document that will be prepared for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops by its Committee on Doctrine, with the aim of clarifying the church’s stance on an issue that has repeatedly vexed the bishops in recent decades. It’s taken on new urgency now, in the eyes of many bishops, because Biden only the second Catholic president is the first to hold that office while espousing clear-cut support for abortion rights.