The denial of communion to public figures or politicians who support abortion is an issue that will continue to resonate as the clergy in the United States attempt to reassert their pastoral congruence with the social teaching of the Catholic Church in light of their dismal—and sometimes horrible—performance during the sexual scandal, which is still degrading the honor and faith clergy once held almost as a matter of course.
This recent column looks at one such case of communion politics and poses several questions all Catholics will struggle with over the next several months of the political season, but it is a debate well worth having,
Lampstand Foundation website, http://www.lampstandfoundation.org/
"The sinner is at the very heart of Christianity. Nobody is so competent as the sinner in matters of Christianity. Nobody, except the saint." Charles Peguy (1873-1914)
About
- David H. Lukenbill
- I am a California native, married, we have one daughter and live close to the American River with two cats and all the wild critters we can feed. I am a management consultant to nonprofit organizations and have an Associates of Arts degree in Administration of Justice from Sacramento City College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco and a Master of Public Administration degree, also from the University of San Francisco.