I only bring it up because I am moving one step closer to excommunication.
But the Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, later issued a statement approved by the pope clarifying the remarks. The statement said the pope did not intend to excommunicate anyone.* Politicians who vote in favor of abortion should not receive the sacrament of Holy Communion, Lombardi said.
``Since excommunication hasn't been declared by the Mexican bishops, the pope has no intention himself of declaring it,'' said Lombardi, who was on board the plane. ``Legislative action in favor of abortion is incompatible with participation in the Eucharist. ... Politicians exclude themselves from Communion.''
Pressed further by journalists if the lawmakers were excommunicated, Lombardi reiterated: ``No, they exclude themselves from Communion.''
I'm just curious, does voting for pro-Choice politicians and supporting pro-Choice legislation also mean I'm threatened with excommunication? I think we all knew it was only a matter of time before the Catholics kicked me out of the Church, but I'm kind of wondering how close I am from receiving the papal "kick me" sign.
And don't politicians sort of exclude themselves from Communion by virtue of being politicians?
And if I do get excommunicated, how do I tell my mom? Considering she's pro-Choice too, we might have start attended Episcopal services.
*Ed Note - Phew. Dodging the bullet there. I'm hoping he doesn't change his mind in the near future.
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I am not Catholic, so I don't really understand how all that works. I personally doubt the Catholic church would excommunicate its pro-choice members, simply because it would be a massive undertaking. But hey like I said I really don't know.
Would it bother you if you were?
Hmmm...equating murder with the word "icky". Wow, are you freaking serious?
Without getting into a legal argument on the merits of canon law, I would like to clarify, on Poseur HQ's behalf, the comments here.
Poseur does not equate Murder with "icky," he merely references the collective "WE." That is: we as Americans, We as humanity, or even We as Catholics. Some people equate it to murder, others don't. Some people think the death penalty is wrong, others don't. The point is that the pope has taken a stance against abortion, but more importantly he has stopped short of taking the ultimate action excommunication. I think this is interesting because it puts a bunch of catholic politicians (and possibly supporters of politicians) on religious "probation." This says to me: The Pope (who Catholics believe is God's agent on Earth, in direct communion with God) has impliedly made abortion a misdemeanor rather than a felony. A political decision? Yes
A smart decision? Probably
Is His Holiness the Pope carrying out God's will? I have no freakin clue, but I do know it would be a poor way to create cohesion in the Church by totally disenfranchising millions of Catholics around the world. Partial disenfranchisement will have to do.
Love,
Matt
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