Archbishop Wuerl answers "critics" on Communion for pro-abort politicians

In a column that appears in the Catholic Standard, the archdiocesan newspaper, the archbishop argues that any decision to bar prominent Catholics from receiving the Eucharist should be made by the bishop in their local dioceses.

Archbishop Wuerl indicated that he would not bar a politician from receiving Communion unless the bishop of that politician's diocese had taken that step. He explained that he has "always respected the role of the local Church and the ministry of the individual bishop as shepherd of the Church entrusted to his care."

So, this means that known, infamous, public supporters of the killing the unborn are free to receive Holy Communion in Washington DC if they have not been interdicted in their own diocese. How nice!

Welcome to Washington!

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