There's a furor among Catholic ranks in Modesto, California sparked by a letter sent to parishoners by Priest Joseph Illo of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Father Joe put his flock on notice that, if they'd voted for Obama, they'd better get their holy backsides into the confessional so they could be forgiven before they next took communion. All in the name of preserving their "state of grace" as it were.
That got a lot of the parishoners up in arms. How dare a guy from an organization with such a rich history of covering up the buggery of little kids by its stewards, accuse them of sinning by voting for Obama?
It wasn't long before Father Joe's boss, Bishop Stephen Blaire got dragged in. Bishop Steve said it was only if you voted for Obama in support of his pro-choice stance that you had sinned and needed absolution. If you voted for him because you dig guys with good tans, no problem.
Question. If condoning abortion is a mortal sin, is it a mortal sin to condone and participate in a church whose priests have a quirky habit of diddling kids and whose leadership has a proven track record of covering up for them? Wouldn't that mean you would have to make confession before and after taking communion?
No comments:
Post a Comment