Sat, 06 Dec 2003 01:40:24
Officials bristle at bishop’s epistle
I’m with the Madison Dems on this one.
Lawmakers and a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Thursday bluntly reminded a Catholic bishop - whose stern letter instructed a state senator to adopt church views on political issues - that it is the Constitution, not religion, that guides legislative action.
Good for them. Bishop Raymond L. Burke, the guy that sent the letters, needs to remmeber that there are more than just Catholics in the world.
Burke, who was named Tuesday by Pope John Paul II as the archbishop of St. Louis, said that he sent the letters to warn elected officials he declined to name that they risked their spiritual well-being by taking political stances he found to conflict with church teachings.
He said Wednesday that if they continued to act in that manner, it was his intention to “ask them not to present themselves to receive the sacraments because they would not be Catholics in good standing.”
He said Wednesday that if they continued to act in that manner, it was his intention to “ask them not to present themselves to receive the sacraments because they would not be Catholics in good standing.”
So what happens when the guy *giving* the Sacraments just diddled the boy holding the plate of Communiion wafers? Is he a Catholic in “good standing?” What happened to the forgiveness? Let’s say Rep. David Obey votes in favor of a law that allows abortions in one form or another. Shouldn’t a simple trip to ‘ye olde-timey confessional boothe’ curry favor with the Big Guy Upstairs? That’s what they taught me in 4 years of Catholic school and all those many, many Sundays as an altar boy.
No, I wasn’t diddled by a priest, but thanks for asking. ;) I was lucky enough to be in a parish that was more *financially* motivated.
In closing, I would like to invite Bishop Burke to commence with the self-lovin’. In otherwords, Burke, go fuck yourself.
Posted by JimK at 01:40 AM on December 06, 2003
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