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Originally Posted by irishpipes
Again, this shows a misunderstanding of Catholicism. On any Sunday many parishioners do not take the Eucharist because ANY unrepented mortal sin violates the state of grace necessary to receive it. Not just sins involving voting for pro-abortion politicians. No one is really being singled out. The Church is not about politics - bad or good. It is not a democracy. They do not take a poll before taking a stand, and on this issue the Church has resolutely stated its position. It has nothing to do with one parishioner being more or less holy than another.
The talk in this thread about the Church's position on various issues is somewhat disconcerting also. Things can't be taken out of context like that if they are to make complete sense. An understanding of the full teachings of the Church is necessary to truly understand a lot of these controversial topics.
My point is, if any of you wants to take issue with the Church's views, knock yourselves out and join a different church. But, bashing a religion that you do not understand is unfair.
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i apologize if that came out wrong, like i said, i am not Catholic and dont think i know any (if they are, they havent mentioned it...) the idea i got from the article gave me the impression that the vote for Obama wasnt included in a
list of things you couldnt take communion for. i stand corrected!
that belief of not taking it if you havent completed full repentance/forgiveness isnt just a Catholic thing either. i believe Jehovahs Witnesses do that as well...at least thats what my grandmother told me.