BISHOP UPHOLDS HOME PARISH DECISION TO DENY DURBIN HOLY COMMUNION
DICK DURBIN
SPRINGFIELD - Springfield's bishop, the most Rev. Thomas J. Paprocki, recently issued a decision upholding the right of Blessed Sacrament parish to deny communion to U.S. Senator Dick Durbin.
Bishop Paprocki wrote in response to a prolifer's recent query that “Senator Durbin was informed several years ago by his pastor at Blessed Sacrament Parish here in Springfield that he was not permitted to receive Holy Communion per canon 915 of the Code of Canon Law.” He added: “My predecessor upheld that decision and it remains in effect. It is my understanding that the senator is complying with that decision here in the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois.”
Monsignor Kevin Vann, who is the pastor of Blessed Sacrament parish, made what he said was a difficult decision, Catholic writer William Luebscher reported this week in the Quincy Journal.
"I've known [Sen. Durbin] for many years. I know he works hard in many fields. But his pro-choice position puts him really outside of communion or unity with the church's teaching on life," Monsignor Vann said, "And that's why I would be reticent to give him Holy Communion."
Instead of Holy Communion, the Monsignor said he would give the senator a blessing, common practice for people who attend Mass at a Catholic parish and wish to receive communion, but are not in full communion with the Catholic Church.
Durbin refused to comment on the pastor's decision but noted he would comply with it. Durbin has said in the past he does not attend Mass in Springfield often anymore because he wanted to avoid a "rather uncomfortable atmosphere”, but that he still occasionally attends services at Blessed Sacrament or at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield for events such as weddings or funerals.
This man should be tried for treason.
They should start doing that around here.
ReplyDeleteLooks at the peoples in the picture, dats who he likes to be taken care of.
ReplyDeleteGood.
ReplyDeleteThey do need to start doing that in the parishes of the 19th Ward.
Hell is going to be full of Democrats. That fact alone makes me a better Catholic.
ReplyDeleteAs a Catholic, it is about time....
ReplyDeletesorry to all of my 19th ward friends claiming to be good Catholics, in reality your are NOT in union with the Catholic church if you support Homosexual marriage and abortion.
and NO politician from our ward should be permitted ucharist..it is the body of Christ!
I am glad to hear someone still is willing to stand up for the actual beliefs of the church. I think the bigger problem is that the Bishop and all Bishops throughout IL do not seem to care. I for one have never heard a word spoken about Pro-Life teachings at mass. In fact most of our priests are very likely liberals. Supposedly the priests have stopped voting in primaries in IL anymore because they declare Democrat. They don't want people to see that they are overwhelmingly liberal. I do not think God is a REpublican either of course.....
ReplyDeleteDurbin, Hynes, Cunningham, all of them are advocates of gay marriage and abortion. How nuts they have become.
ReplyDeleteHynes is gone. Moved out in late 2013. Dan Hynes hasn't lived here in years..
ReplyDeleteHasn't mattered for many years. Most Catholics don't vote or don't vote Catholic.
ReplyDeleteCatholics, Baptists, agnostics, or atheists - 19th warders vote the religion of patronage!
Like Jesus would do.
ReplyDeleteAny normal people taking these crazed comments seriously?
old Dick looking like hes setting the Millahs beard on fire in the photo...
ReplyDeleteThe problem is not that people are taking the comments on this blog seriously but precisely what this post is about : local and national "Catholics" ignoring a fundamental teaching of the church which is that abortion is wrong. Abortion kills an innocent life. Abortion is a throwback to ancient pagan times. Abortion is antithetical to family and God. The problem is that Democrats locally don't even CARE. That some CAtholics have faced a huge dilemma supporting Democrats who support this abominable practice. The way they have resolved this dilemma is to simply ignore it.
ReplyDeleteLet me see...it is "crazed" to wonder why someone whose religion calls abortion one of the most vile acts imaginable supports such policies and acts as if that is "normal".
ReplyDeleteDurbin takes orders.
ReplyDeleteDick is aptly named. Or is it Turban Durbin ?
ReplyDeleteI think we should start issuing questionnaires before people can join parishes as to whether or not they are using artificial birth control.
ReplyDeleteit's just Dickhead Dick Durbin.
ReplyDeleteNO i beleive that he is yanking the mullahs beard,highly disrespecfull if you ask us.
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