My Mom told my husband that my dad refused communion last week in protest of something to do with

[lib_wit_it]

some Catholic bigwig (or, big hat, probably)and Joe Lieberman. I missed that one. Anybody know what it was about?

My dad is totally into the Catholic thing, so this was big for him.

Eeeeeek! I had Lieberman on the brain from another thread. I meant Joe Biden!

[Why Syzygy]

1. There was a priest

who said he is not going to give Communion to any of his parishioners who voted for Obama.
That's illegal, I guess. And voting is supposed to be private. Don't know if that's what he's protesting or not.

[mth44sc]

2. Actually the Priest said

folks who voted for Obama would have to repent before getting Communion.

The Folks at his Diocese told him he was full of... himself...

http://docnotes.catholic-doc.org/statement/Statement%20on%20Voting%20and%20Communion.pdf

[LiberalFighter]

3. It's not illegal for a priest to decide whether to give communion.

A priest can do anything they want in regards to providing any of their sacraments. They can be removed by their bishop or cardinal.

[Why Syzygy]

4. I meant

as separate religion and state. I suppose it would be legal for him to deny it due to political affiliation, but not "really" since he is not supposed to involve himself in political matters.

[LiberalFighter]

5. The parishioners should just consider they have not sinned based on their vote.

And go take communion.

And if any of the parishioners are of the mind they could do a rally with signs saying "Voting my conscious is not a sin!"

[Tom Kitten]

6. but isn't it illegal for priests to be sexually abusive?

the parochial school I went to after I graduated employed a priest later banned for sex abuse...should such knowledge be shrugged off as "that was in the old days"?

[LiberalFighter]

8. That is illegal depending on what it is.

If they abuse themselves sexually it isn't. Unless they do it in public.

[lib_wit_it]

7. No, I think it was more specific and had to do with some public statement a cardinal or somesuch

made regarding Joe Biden. I wonder if running with Obama is > = or < voting for him in the sin-O-meter!(I mistakenly wrote Lieberman in my OP--sorry.)

[TexasObserver]

9. you still have time to edit it

[lib_wit_it]

10. I did already, but thanks : )

[Why Syzygy]

12. Joe Biden

is Catholic. Is your dad a Democrat or Republican?

[man4allcats]

11. That's nothing. Bree told her son that his father was into

S&M, and the kid's not even gay! He's just pretending to be so he won't have to go to summer camp.

It's a Desperate Housewives thing.

[47of74]

13. A number of Bishops have been attacking Joe Biden

Well a number of Bishops have been attacking Joe Biden. One of them probably said something so offensive that your dad decided not to receive communion in protest. I love the church but I hate what the hierarchy is doing to it, they're destroying the church and taking a hacksaw to the body of Christ in order to obtain or hang on to their power.