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US bishops ask to delay discussion on Eucharist
Archbishop Gomez says USCCB rules require that the body of bishops first be asked whether to issue a document on a particular topic
Updated: May 28, 2021 06:01 AM GMT
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Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. (Photo: Twitter)
After receiving an unprecedented letter from 67 bishops appealing for a delay in a discussion during the bishops upcoming spring general assembly on whether to prepare a teaching document on the reception of Communion, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops president explained in a memo the procedure followed in bringing the question to a vote during the June 16-18 virtual meeting.
The U.S. bishops have engaged in an unprecedented and increasingly public debate about Catholic politicians who support keeping abortion legal and whether they should be denied Communion.
A priest elevates the host during a Mass at St. Patrick s Cathedral in New York City in 2020. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
After receiving an unprecedented letter from 67 bishops appealing for a delay in a discussion during the bishops upcoming spring general assembly on whether to prepare a teaching document on the reception of Communion, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops president explained in a memo the procedure followed in bringing the question to a vote during the June 16-18 virtual meeting.
The back-and-forth messages follow an increasingly public debate among the bishops about Catholic politicians who support keeping abortion legal and whether they should be denied access to the Eucharist.
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