Cardinal Pell to pro-abortion politicians: "How come you feel that you're able to go to Communion?"

"My Son is much grieved, My child, in the manner in which many come to Him in His House. They come with disrespect. They do not have love for Him in their hearts. My child, please, they lead themselves onto the road to satan. They must not accept My Son with sin in their hearts. Many do not go to Our representatives. They accept My Son with sin on their souls! Shout it, My child, from the roofs: you must honor the Eucharist!" - Our Lady of the Roses, November 23, 1974 

LifeSiteNews reported on May 19, 2006:

Australia's Cardinal George Pell, was in Front Royal, Virginia over the weekend celebrating Mass and giving the Commencement address at Christendom College.  LifeSiteNews.com interviewed the Australian Church leader at the college last Friday.  This is the second part of that three-part interview.

Cardinal Pell: " . . . I mean, we believe that Christ is the Son of God and I believe that if we follow what he says, either popular or unpopular, you're much more likely to be blessed than if you set out to tailor His message-cut bits out of it or improve other bits. The Good Lord has made his instructions."

LifeSiteNews.com: Speaking of cutting out teachings from Catholic teachings. There has been a recent problem of Catholic politicians and world leaders, or at least so-called Catholic politicians, who publicly claim that they are faithful Catholics, clearly directly contradicting the faith. What would you say to those politicians, and what can we as lay people do about these?

Cardinal Pell: "Well, I think as lay people…my job as Archbishop is significantly different, and you've got to be a little careful there, not to appear to be just simply politically partisan. But if they're very significant issues, I think the lay people should tell the politicians that they're disappointed, and do it regularly, consistently and reasonably, not with hostility or a lack of charity."

LifeSiteNews.com: What would you say to the politicians themselves who are doing or saying these things?

Cardinal Pell: "Well, I'd say if they do it on a number of really significant issues, you'd have to bring into question just to what extent they are straight up and down the line Catholics, and to what extent they remain Catholic. I mean, if they call themselves Catholics and on every significant public issue they don't line up with us, well at the very minimum I think they should go quiet on the Catholic labelling.

"I mean there are other questions about whether or not they should be refused Communion, and they are difficult questions. I think if a person is regularly supporting pro-abortion legislation in a way that is very, very difficult to divorce that voting from an explicitly pro-abortion attitude I think you should ask them, how come you feel that you're able to go to Communion?"

The first part of the interview can be viewed here:
Cardinal Pell on Sexual Abuse Scandal: "Obviously Connected with Problem of Homosexuality"
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2006/may/06051811.html

Directives from Heaven... http://www.tldm.org/directives/directives.htm

D23 - Abortion PDF
D142 - Sin of Omission  PDF
D146 - Honor the Eucharist, Part 1  PDF
D147 - Honor the Eucharist, Part 2  PDF
D174 - Homosexuality, Part 2  PDF
D175 - Defilement of the Young   PDF
D176 - Sodom and Gomorrah   PDF
D177 - Seminaries  PDF
D186 - Excommunication   PDF

Articles...

Full text of Cardinal Ratzinger's letter to U.S. bishops, that they must refuse Communion to pro-abort politicians
http://www.tldm.org/News7/Ratzinger.htm

Archbishop Chaput sees pro-abortion Communion scandal as needed "moment of truth"
http://www.tldm.org/News6/Chaput2.htm

U.S. bishops non-decision in Denver on pro-abortion politicians and Communion widens Catholic divide
http://www.tldm.org/News7/schism.htm

Vatican warns pro-abortion politicians not to receive Holy Communion
http://www.tldm.org/news6/vaticanwarnsjohnkerrynocommunion.htm
 

Bishop Sheridan will deny Communion to Catholics who vote pro-abortion
http://www.tldm.org/news6/Sheridan.htm
 

Bishop Wenski calls pro-abortion Catholics who demand to receive Communion "boorish and sacrilegious"
http://www.tldm.org/News6/Wenski.htm
 

Vatican document repeats Church teaching: Catholics must be free of grave sin to receive Holy Communion
http://www.tldm.org/news6/receptionofcommunion.htm
 

Sacrilegious Communion and the U.S. bishops
http://www.tldm.org/News6/sacrilege.htm
 

Our Lady says Senator Ted Kennedy must defend his Catholic Faith or be condemned
http://www.tldm.org/News6/Kennedy.htm
 

Separation of Church and State: "a fatal theory"
http://www.tldm.org/News6/separation.htm
 

Catholics who vote pro-abortion commit a mortal sin
http://www.tldm.org/News6/VotingPro-ChoiceJohnKerry.htm

Links...
Cardinal Ratzinger said, "The minister of Holy Communion must refuse to distribute it." He did not say 'could,' or 'may,' but that he "must,"  Barbara Kralis, July 6, 2004
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/kralis/040706
 

Prohibition is worthless without enforcement Barbara Kralis, June 8, 2004
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/kralis/040624
 

Is not murder just as evil as lust in the eyes of God? Barbara Kralis, June 8, 2004
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/kralis/040607
 

Ten questions regarding the denial of the Eucharist, Barbara Kralis, May 24, 2004
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/kralis/040524
 

McCarrick to Kerry: Carry on, American Spectator, April 16, 2004
http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=6441
 

Deadly dozen Senators, Newsmax, January 22, 2003
http://www.newsmax.com/showinsidecover.shtml?a=2003/1/22/112244
 

Kerry takes Communion amid controversy, New York Post, April 12, 2004
http://nypost.com/news/nationalnews/22584.htm
 

John Kerry's abortion position causes Easter Church conflict, Lifenews.com, April 5, 2004
http://www.lifenews.com/nat424.html
 

What matters most for Senator Kerry: receiving Communion or collecting cash? Newsmax, April 6, 2004
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/4/6/94845.shtml
 

Moral duties concerning voting, Fr. Steven F. Turraco
http://www.ewtn.com/vote/brief_catechism.htm 
 

Sin to vote for pro-abortion politicians? Fr. Matthew Habiger, HLI
http://www.ewtn.com/library/ISSUES/SINTOVOT.HTM
 

Fr. Pavone thanks Bishops for election guidance
http://www.priestsforlife.org/pressreleases/00-10-25bpsstmts.htm
 

Bulletin inserts on political responsibility (Priests for Life website)
http://www.priestsforlife.org/government/polresinserts.htm


Bishops of Massachusetts on the "Absolute Centrality" of the Defense of Life as an Election Issue
http://www.priestsforlife.org/magisterium/bishops/masscitizens.htm


"The ballot and the right to life," Bishop James C. Timlin
http://www.priestsforlife.org/magisterium/bishops/timlin2000.htm


Kerry scolds Vatican on gay marriage, AP, August 1, 2003
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/6438435.htm
 

No puppet of Pope, Kerry says, New York Daily News, March 29, 2004
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/story/178336p-155087c.html
 

Silence won't work any longer, WorldNetDaily, March 31, 2004
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=37829

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