Is abortion a bigger issue than the death penalty? By punishing one politician and celebrating the other, some Catholic leaders act like mere partisans, writes John Gehring, a Catholic program director at Faith in Public Life.
Is abortion a bigger issue than the death penalty? By punishing one politician and celebrating the other, some Catholic leaders act like mere partisans.By John Gehring | Religion News Servicebarred House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from receiving Communion
For the church, in short, the state-sanctioned killing of a human being on death row is a “pro-life” issue. But it is hypocritical of bishops to selectively dole out punishment, especially by withholding what we Catholics believe is the actual body of Christ. This hypocrisy undermines the church’s integrity and sends a message that the hierarchy is a mere political interest group.
“I have never denied Communion to anyone,” Francis told reporters in September. He urged bishops to be “pastors” and warned that “if we look at the history of the church, we will see that every time the bishops have not dealt with a problem as pastors, they have taken sides politically.”
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