Boy, I have never been happier to have shun my catholic upbringing than after reading this:

The New York Times
May 14, 2004
Bishop: No Communion for Pro - Choice Voters
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 9:08 a.m. ET

DENVER (AP) -- Catholics who vote for politicians in favor of abortion rights, stem-cell research, euthanasia or gay marriage may not receive Communion until they recant and repent in the confessional, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Colorado Springs said.

Bishop Michael Sheridan's pronouncement was the strongest yet from a U.S. bishop in the debate over how faith should influence Catholics in this election year.

The discussion of withholding Holy Communion had previously been limited to politicians themselves.




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