The U.S. church isn’t just polarized; it is tired. And it is polarized in part because it is tired.
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Why no one can win the Communion wars
With the election of a pro-choice Catholic to the White House, the question of who may or may not be admitted to Holy Communion has surfaced in Catholic public discourse, particularly among the U.S. bishops. In this episode of Behind the Story, Sam Sawyer, S.J., joins America’s national correspondent ,Mike O’Loughlin, to explore the theological […]
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U.S. Bishops overwhelmingly vote to draft a document on the Eucharist after lengthy debate about politicization
The U.S. bishops approved by a wide margin a plan to draft a document to examine the “meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the church” following a lengthy debate.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Following contentious debate, bishops vote to proceed with Eucharist statement
Both supporters and critics of the proposal said it could be used to pressure bishops to deny Communion to pro-choice Catholic politicians.
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Bishop Rhoades: Norms for denying Communion were never intent of potential document on Eucharist
Creating national norms was never the intent behind a proposal to write a new statement on the Eucharist, said Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Doctrine.
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Bishops begin Communion debate with accusations of ‘delaying tactics’ and calls for more discussion
A controversial proposal from the U.S. bishops’ doctrinal committee that seeks approval to begin a process of drafting a document about the Eucharist seems on track to come up for a vote.
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Joe Biden, the Bishops & Vatican II: The Battle Over the Brand of U.S. Catholicism
The Catholic Church in the United States is in danger of losing its relevance if its presentation of the Gospel is alien to the world in which people live.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
Why are American Catholics obsessed with the politics of Communion? (Hint: Because we’re American.)
Such debates don’t really happen elsewhere in the Catholic world.
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What a 60-year-old excommunication controversy tells us about calls to deny Biden Communion
In April 1962, Archbishop Joseph Rummel of New Orleans not only denied Communion to three Catholics in his archdiocese; he formally excommunicated the three, who vehemently opposed his efforts to desegregate Catholic schools.
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Bishop Robert Barron discusses evangelization, social media and the meaning of synodality
During his keynote address at the Catholic Media Conference on June 10th, Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. Barron of Los Angeles said the role of Catholic media is to prioritize the proclamation of the word of God.