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(8,155 posts) Wed Mar 13, 2013, 08:22 PM Mar 2013

Pope Francis I in 2007 - No communion for pro-choice Catholics

We must adhere to "eucharistic coherence," that is, be conscious that they cannot receive holy communion and at the same time act with deeds or words against the commandments, particularly when abortion, euthanasia, and other grave crimes against life and family are encouraged.

This is a link to the PDF of a document drafted from the "V GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE BISHOPS OF
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN" in 2007.

http://www.aecrc.org/documents/Aparecida-Concluding%20Document.pdf

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Pope Francis I in 2007 - No communion for pro-choice Catholics (Original Post) Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 OP

So we can still look forward to election season press releases announcing which Catholic smokey nj Mar 2013 #1

Do you think anyone in that conclave would have said otherwise? MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #2

Probably not, but some might have spoken less forcefully about it. NaturalHigh Mar 2013 #3

smokey nj

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1. So we can still look forward to election season press releases announcing which Catholic

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Wed Mar 13, 2013, 08:24 PM

Mar 2013

Democrats will be denied communion, then?

MannyGoldstein

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2. Do you think anyone in that conclave would have said otherwise?

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Wed Mar 13, 2013, 08:27 PM

Mar 2013

Serious question... I don't know this world vey well.

NaturalHigh

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3. Probably not, but some might have spoken less forcefully about it.

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Wed Mar 13, 2013, 09:41 PM

Mar 2013

Pope Francis was a liberal as anyone could possibly expect from the College of Cardinals.

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