I was told by many to wait, because the pope had his last word on the subject coming, and as you mentioned a few weeks ago he said as much. bishops think this should be the official policy of the Catholic Church in America. Three out of four Catholic bishops voted in June to consider a document on the Eucharist, which makes me concerned that three quarters of the U.S. So it’s become my new faith home.īut now that’s been complicated again.
I found another Catholic venue, the Archdiocese of Chicago, and a church where they were willing to let me in and allowed my wife to join me. How has that experience been for you?ĭ.D.: It’s not a happy experience. And I’ve been wondering what it’s been like to be a Catholic politician who has been refused Communion because of a pro-choice voting record. The pope recently commented about not refusing anyone Communion. This interview, which has been edited for length and clarity, was conducted on Oct. He spoke frankly about how being denied Communion in his own diocese has made going into any church a fraught and uncomfortable experience and of his frustration with the way the bishops seem to be using the Eucharist for political purposes.įor the last 17 years, Senator Durbin has been unable to receive Communion in his home diocese in Springfield, Ill. Durbin to discuss his experiences as a Catholic politician and how he assesses the decision of some bishops to deny Communion to some Catholics. preparing to review that document next week at its annual fall meeting, I reached out to Mr. bishops voted 168 to 55 to draft a teaching document on the Eucharist. Paprocki has maintained that position and banned other local pro-choice politicians from receiving Communion as well. At the time, then-bishop of Springfield, Ill., George J. Durbin Communion on the basis of his pro-choice political voting record. In April 2004 his pastor Monsignor Kevin Vann (now the bishop of Orange County, Calif.) said he would be “reticent” to give Mr. In 2016 then-President Barack Obama said he would never have been elected to the Senate without Durbin’s support.įor the last 17 years, Senator Durbin has been unable to receive Communion in Springfield, Ill., the diocese where he grew up. He co-introduced the Dream Act, which offers undocumented minors the opportunity to attain permanent residency, and developed principles for comprehensive immigration reform with the Gang of Eight, a bipartisan group of senators who worked on immigration. He is known for his work on immigration issues.
Durbin is a practicing Catholic who completed all of his schooling from kindergarten through law school in Catholic institutions. 2 Senate Democrat, has been working in Congress for almost 40 years. “If we’re going to start down this road of denying Communion, where do we stop?” Conference of Catholic Bishops continue to criticize Catholic President Joe Biden because of his stance on abortion.
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The pope’s words mark the latest in a series of interventions in recent months from Vatican officials on the topic of the pastoral treatment of Catholic politicians, during which some members of the U.S. Be a pastor because a pastor also for the excommunicated.” And by pastor, Pope Francis clarified, he means in “God’s style, which is closeness, compassion and tenderness.” “What must a pastor do?” Francis asked Mr. Last month on a flight home to Rome, Pope Francis told America ’s Gerard O’Connell, “I have never denied Communion to anyone.”
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