Texas Bishop Says No Bishop May Refuse to Deny Communion to Pro-Abortion Politicians

The excuses for unwillingness to deny communion to pro-abortion politicians are debunked in an article submitted to LifeSiteNews.com by Bishop Rene Henry Gracida, Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi Texas.

In his article, Bishop Gracida notes that the Vatican has already ruled authoritatively on the question of denying communion. "According to the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts in that Council's June 24, 2000 Declaration on the question: 'Should a priest deny Communion to a Catholic who is an obstinate public sinner?' The answer is 'yes,'" writes Bishop Gracida. The Church's Code of Canon Law (can. 915) says the same.

As has Archbishop Burke and others.

"[E]very bishop has the duty and obligation to implement the provisions of Canon Law" which states, "Those upon whom the penalty of excommunication or interdict has been imposed or declared, and others who obstinately persist in manifest grave sin, are not to be admitted to Holy Communion."

Bishop Gracida has been very outspoken on this issue in recent months. He seems to trying his best to call his brother bishops back to the fold.

Source.

The full 9-page article from Bishop Garcida is here.