I went to church memorial day weekend, and I was once again reminded why I get so frustrated. The priest was doing the homily and how the Catholic Church had decided it was up to individual bishops whether they would like to withhold communion from public figures (politicians) who's platforms did not align with the Catholic Church (abortion, gay rights, etc.).
He even provided examples of instances where this had occured. I am not even going to touch how wrong this is based on the separation of church and state that exists in our country... but from a point that shows how hypocritical representatives of the Catholic Church are and therefore make the Catholic Church look.
Going to church my whole life... all I was told is Judas betrayed Jesus. Well, mister bishop, if Jesus did not deny Judas a seat at the table when he broke the break and drank the wine, who are YOU to deny someone else communion? Jesus looked the man, whom he knew was a non-believer, who he knew he could not trust, who he knew was the "betrayer" and instead of denying him communion, he broke the bread and gave it to his diciples, all of them!
The entire time I went to church, all my schooling, was how Jesus came and befriended those no one would befriend. What do you think? Is it up to the church to decide?
Didn't Jesus also say, "Let he without sin cast the first stone." I don't think bishops are without sin.
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