I hope Hunter Biden is not taking communion.

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Anonymous wrote:Biden is not Catholic.

Not sure what your problem is, but of course he’s Catholic. My friend’s parents go to the same church as he does in Delaware. This would not even be an issue if he wasn’t Catholic, because Catholic churches don’t give communion to non-Catholics.

No he isn’t. He rejects defined teachings of the Church.

By that definition nobody is Catholic. Nit a single republican politician, most democrats and most lay people. Actually, even the clergy wouldn’t be Catholic anymore.

That’s correct. The vast majority of people calling themselves Catholic today are not

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Biden is not Catholic.

Not sure what your problem is, but of course he’s Catholic. My friend’s parents go to the same church as he does in Delaware. This would not even be an issue if he wasn’t Catholic, because Catholic churches don’t give communion to non-Catholics.

No he isn’t. He rejects defined teachings of the Church.

By that definition nobody is Catholic. Nit a single republican politician, most democrats and most lay people. Actually, even the clergy wouldn’t be Catholic anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:Biden is not Catholic.

Not sure what your problem is, but of course he’s Catholic. My friend’s parents go to the same church as he does in Delaware. This would not even be an issue if he wasn’t Catholic, because Catholic churches don’t give communion to non-Catholics.

No he isn’t. He rejects defined teachings of the Church.

Anonymous wrote:Yes - and what a welcoming feel that gives to non-Catholics when the priest announces that at a wedding. Not that I would want to take communion, but the fact that this is announced, always makes me roll my eyes.

Of course it’s announced. We view the Eucharist as the Body & Blood of Christ. It’s not just bread that’s passed around. In order to receive Christ, you need to be united to his Church. This is also done to protect non-Catholics as it’s a grave sin to receive the Eucharist if you’re not in union with the Church.
In Christ
SSPX poster

Yes - and what a welcoming feel that gives to non-Catholics when the priest announces that at a wedding. Not that I would want to take communion, but the fact that this is announced, always makes me roll my eyes.

Anonymous wrote:Biden is not Catholic.

Not sure what your problem is, but of course he’s Catholic. My friend’s parents go to the same church as he does in Delaware. This would not even be an issue if he wasn’t Catholic, because Catholic churches don’t give communion to non-Catholics.

Biden is not Catholic.

Anonymous wrote:The obsession with the sex abuse in the Church on here is hilarious.

Let’s focus on the rampant sex abuse in public schools and other organizations run by the state

+ a million

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Anonymous wrote:Communion shouldn't have to be denied. Those not suitable to receive should use their own self-awareness to sit out. However most either refuse to see that they are making a mockery of the sacrament or maybe they just need the show of letting everyone see them in the communion line. Humans are not a very honest lot.

especially priests

The bad ones, yes. But the good ones - of which there are many more than the bad- are being painted with the same paint brush as the bad.

It’s not the pastor’s job to be everyone’s friend. We pray for the many, not the all.

If immoral people give money to a parish for “social justice” because the pastor is a “friend”, there is no restriction on those funds when the new Pastor arrives to cleanse and purify the parish. The parish exists to worship God and sanctify and endorse those worthy of salvation. You don’t get to purchase baby blankets or Costco peanut butter and think that makes you “Catholic”.

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Anonymous wrote:Communion shouldn't have to be denied. Those not suitable to receive should use their own self-awareness to sit out. However most either refuse to see that they are making a mockery of the sacrament or maybe they just need the show of letting everyone see them in the communion line. Humans are not a very honest lot.

especially priests

The bad ones, yes. But the good ones - of which there are many more than the bad- are being painted with the same paint brush as the bad.

Fellow clergy. This pisses me off like nothing else. And churches wonder why they are hemorrhaging members. Fukcing hypocrites and money changers.

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds like the Catholic Church has their priorities straight...I mean, why focus on the thousands of sex abuse allegations and the related cover-ups that are still plaguing the Church when they can pull a stunt like this that will no doubt appeal to the next generation of Catholics and get them interested in the Church again.

+1000

+1000

Anonymous wrote:The obsession with the sex abuse in the Church on here is hilarious.

Let’s focus on the rampant sex abuse in public schools and other organizations run by the state

Um, this IS the Religion forum. Feel free to start a thread about abuse in schools in the School forum.

And perhaps you aren’t aware of how widespread abuse within the Church has been and the extensive ways the Church covered it up. It’s unparalleled. Not sure how anyone could find that “hilarious.”

Lastly, it’s entirely possible for people to be concerned about and focus on abuse in both spheres.

Thanks for chiming in, though.

Anonymous wrote:You pseudo-Catholics need to become Episcopalians. You are Protestant in your thinking. Sola Scriptura( or Scripture alone) is the heresy of Luther. If you reject the Church’s teachings become a Lutheran or Episcopalian
In Christ
SSPX poster

I agree. And they ARE leaving- in droves. Look at the attendance and sacramental #s lately. Most are forgoing church attendance altogether. You’d be wise to take this more seriously- kids grown up you know (yes, even yours) and public perception does matter in terms or religious retention, whether you think so or not.