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Catholic Bishop Draws Line for Voters
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05/15/04 02:41 AM
05/15/04 02:41 AM
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Article Published: Friday, May 14, 2004
By Eric Gorski
Denver Post Staff Writer
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The bishop of Colorado's second-largest Roman Catholic diocese has issued a pastoral letter saying Catholics cannot receive Communion if they vote for politicians who support abortion rights, stem-cell research, euthanasia or gay marriage.
Only after citizens reverse their positions and repent for their sins in the confessional would access to the central ritual of the church be restored, Colorado Springs Bishop Michael Sheridan instructed 125,000 Catholics in his charge.
Sheridan's letter is the strongest statement yet from a U.S. bishop in a simmering debate over how Catholics apply their faith this election year.
He is believed to be the first to raise the specter of withholding Holy Communion to people in the pews, a discussion previously limited to politicians. . . .
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~64~2147524,00.html
It's gathering up steam - - - - !
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Re: Catholic Bishop Draws Line for Voters
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05/14/04 10:34 PM
05/14/04 10:34 PM
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I've never heard of anyone threatening their church members if they don't vote the way they want them to vote, then they are basically banned from communion (which they are taught is an absolute MUST). And how will this man know how his congregation voted?
I thought voting was a personal thing!!!
Sounds like the Catholics want Bush to get it again.
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Re: Catholic Bishop Draws Line for Voters
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05/16/04 12:00 AM
05/16/04 12:00 AM
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John thank you for the link to the article. I have emailed the page to my online friends.
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