Tag Archives: can. 915

During their convention Dems will call for same-sex “marriage”

Posted on 10 May 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

On the site of The Hill we read that during the upcoming Democrat convention, in which they will re-nominate the Evolver-in-Chief, the dems will try to insert a plank in the platform, probably the lower part of the platform, calling for … Continue reading →

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What does “manifest sin” mean when talking Communion and can. 915?

Posted on 17 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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I received a question from a reader this morning:
Without any regard for c. 915, which is the morally correct thing for a priest to do: give the Holy Eucharist to some he knows – who … Continue reading →

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Phil Lawler on “The betrayal of Father Guarnizo”

Posted on 17 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Phil Lawler on CWN has a piece worthy of your attention today.
Here are some excerpts:
The betrayal of Father Guarnizo
By Phil Lawler
[...]
Bishop Knestout’s letter was entirely sympathetic to Johnson, entirely unsympathetic to Father Guarnizo. There was no hint that under … Continue reading →

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Fr. Guarnizo has more to say about being removed from ministry in Washington D.C.

Posted on 14 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The case of Father Marcel Guarnizo, a priest working as an assistant in a parish in the Archdiocese of Washington DC who denied Communion to a Lesbian and her lover in the sacristy before a Mass, has gotten a lot … Continue reading →

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Prof. Peters examines development in the case of denial of Communion to aggressive lesbian

Posted on 11 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Canonical Defender, Prof. Ed Peters, who does not have an open combox on his fine blog In The Light of the Law, has opined about the case in the Archdiocese of Washington DC, now infamous, wherein a lesbian Buddhist … Continue reading →

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ACTION ITEM! POLL ALERT! Should priest be removed because he denied lesbian Communion?

Posted on 2 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

You know by now about the dust up in the Archdiocese of Washington DC, where a priest denied Holy Communion to a woman who had in private announced to him in an unrepentant way that she was a practicing lesbian. … Continue reading →

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The “Lesbian Denied Communion” issue: some posts and updates

Posted on 1 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I initially posted on the story HERE.  Lot’s of comments, including excellent canonical points from Dr. Peters.
As a follow up I posted HERE about can. 915 and the denial of Holy Communion to sinners.
As an update, there is an op-ed in the … Continue reading →

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Canonist Ed Peters on can. 915 and the denial of Holy Communion to sinners

Posted on 1 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

If a priest has sure and reliable knowledge that a person ought not receive Communion, is he not obliged to deny it?  Tough call.
The great Canonical Defender, Dr. Ed Peters, might not have an open combox on his fine blog … Continue reading →

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Things aren’t always what they seem to be at first glance.

Posted on 1 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

We have probably all seen an email or blog post with some funny but wrong answers kids have offered on tests.  One of the most famous is this:

Recently was sent a few that I have not seen before, including this … Continue reading →

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Priest denies Communion to lesbian at her mother’s funeral. Anger ensues. Can. 915 hell breaks loose.

Posted on 29 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From WaPo:
D.C. archdiocese: Denying Communion to lesbian at funeral was against ‘policy’
By Michelle Boorstein
Deep in grief, [We start with emotion and an image by which it is clear that the priest involved must be condemned, no matter what.] Barbara Johnson … Continue reading →

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