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Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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51. I don't see any presumption there.

Wed Apr 9, 2014, 09:04 PM

Apr 2014

Asking the Pope to 'chime in' allows him to either agree or disagree. He might very well back up the bishop, but then again, he might not. He's been a change of pace from previous recent Popes in many ways.

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Senator Dick Durbin 'not permitted to receive Holy Communion,' Bishop says [View all] theHandpuppet Apr 2014 OP

Paging Pope Francis....Care to chime in? n/t n2doc Apr 2014 #1

Exactly... Time for the Pope to reign in his Bishops, Cardinals, Priests hlthe2b Apr 2014 #2

Why do you presume the Pope disagrees? He's Catholic, too. eallen Apr 2014 #20

I don't see any presumption there. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2014 #51

Why would a Catholic Pope 840high Apr 2014 #34

In Uganda his Bishops are attending public celebrations of the anti gay laws and Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #63

Does this only apply to his own parish, or can he receive holy communion elsewhere? Hekate Apr 2014 #3

Apparently it applies to the Diocese of Springfield KamaAina Apr 2014 #5

Durbin is only being excluded from a ritual, not God's love and approval roguevalley Apr 2014 #17

I'm aware of that... Hekate Apr 2014 #26

they do. But if a dogma required me to change my core beliefs to conform I would roguevalley Apr 2014 #50

Evidently god doesn't approve per the guy with the funny hat and a red phone to Jebus Major Nikon Apr 2014 #55

actually, Jesus would have sided with the rebel who cares more for people than ritual roguevalley Apr 2014 #56

I'm not down with the idea of an invisible sky daddy Major Nikon Apr 2014 #58

religious impulses have been documented back 200,000+ years. it is inherent roguevalley Apr 2014 #59

I don't agree that religion is inherent in the human psyche Major Nikon Apr 2014 #60

Okay. So you don't believe. I can live with it. Considering it is an impulse in humans roguevalley Apr 2014 #61

Organized religion predates written history Major Nikon Apr 2014 #62

I believe this only applies to the Diocese of Springfield Jeff In Milwaukee Apr 2014 #7

Bishop Paprocki is a whackjob theHandpuppet Apr 2014 #46

Dear Sen. Durbin... Jeff In Milwaukee Apr 2014 #4

These so-called 'Catholic' groups formed for pro-fascist political purposes and funded by Moonies blm Apr 2014 #6

It's pro-choice. ananda Apr 2014 #8

Huh? theHandpuppet Apr 2014 #9

The body of the story uses the term "pro-abortion" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2014 #13

Um, okay. theHandpuppet Apr 2014 #38

He's Episcopalian and doesn't know it. n/t wryter2000 Apr 2014 #10

And he'd be very welcome in the Lutheran (ELCA) church too. n/t Freddie Apr 2014 #30

Religion sucks. nt tridim Apr 2014 #11

Why aren't you going to Communion? HockeyMom Apr 2014 #12

I think I was maybe 6 or 7 yrs old when I first decided to never be mean and evil like them. Zorra Apr 2014 #47

How is this separation of Church and State? dickthegrouch Apr 2014 #14

That is BS. The Church isn't making any rules for the rest of us. badtoworse Apr 2014 #16

A little strong response ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #21

BS is a commonly used term on DU. To me, it's equal to "that's not true" badtoworse Apr 2014 #29

Okay. eom. 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #31

By treating a powerful member differently from all the less powerful dickthegrouch Apr 2014 #22

The church has moral authority only hueymahl Apr 2014 #27

Morals are subjective. pangaia Apr 2014 #52

I think you missed my point hueymahl Apr 2014 #54

I do agree with you. pangaia Apr 2014 #57

But to make public this 'moral stance' toward an elected official is to exploit that official Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #64

The Church's position is the same for everyone. Abortion runs counter to Church doctrine... badtoworse Apr 2014 #37

Politicians who support the death penalty get to have it both ways. smokey nj Apr 2014 #32

I have asked a number of times, why is anyone a Catholic today? There are other religion choices. nm rhett o rick Apr 2014 #15

For that matter, why is anyone religious today? Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #43

If you want to switch churches, the American Baptist Convention would welcome you! n/t ColesCountyDem Apr 2014 #18

There are so many better choices Dawson Leery Apr 2014 #19

Many in the Ecumenical Catholic Communion share the Senator's feelings Lefty Thinker Apr 2014 #23

So Durbin is a sinner? Roy Rolling Apr 2014 #24

Yeah, but Holy Communion for priests who molest boys tho. Iliyah Apr 2014 #25

Ever notice how bishops never send these letters to smokey nj Apr 2014 #28

Or to those who oppose support and compassion for the poor theHandpuppet Apr 2014 #40

Because the catechism does not say the DP is ALWAYS wrong. NYC Liberal Apr 2014 #45

I don't care what the catechism is. If I did, I'd still be Catholic. smokey nj Apr 2014 #48

It can't say it is always wrong because the Church itself was for centuries also Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #65

A cheap attempt to influence a vote in Congress Nuh Uh Apr 2014 #33

+1. It's no one else's business who is permitted to take communion. Nine Apr 2014 #39

Of the six children in my family who grew up Catholic, ZERO still are after fifty years. postulater Apr 2014 #35

No pedophile priest has ever been excommunicated perdita9 Apr 2014 #36

That' a taxin'! DeSwiss Apr 2014 #41

Why would he choose to continue to be in this evil institution? Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #42

Now the poor fellow ZombieHorde Apr 2014 #44

Well that certainly is one way to get people to become single issue voters. stillwaiting Apr 2014 #49

Believe women are people? No ritualistic cannibalism for you! PeteSelman Apr 2014 #53

And yet child abusing priests are allowed to continue serving communion to others Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #66