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Respecting the Body and Blood of the Lord: When Holy Communion Should Be Denied
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His Excellency Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke unpacks the history and significance of the Catholic Church's long-held teaching on who is and is not worthy to receive Holy Communion. Cardinal Burke shows the continuity of what Pope Benedict XVI refers to as a "perennial Church teaching" by citing works of Church Fathers, Pope St. John Paul II, several saints, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and Scripture itself.
Cardinal Burke explains Canon Law 915, which states: "The excommunicated and interdicted after the imposition or declaration of the penalty, and others who remain obstinately in manifestly grievous sin are not to be admitted to Holy Communion."
Cardinal Burke explains Canon Law 915, which states: "The excommunicated and interdicted after the imposition or declaration of the penalty, and others who remain obstinately in manifestly grievous sin are not to be admitted to Holy Communion."
Previously released for clergy, this updated edition contains laity comments prepared by Catholic Action for Faith and Family president Thomas McKenna to help explain points such as:
- How the Church responded to historical scenarios of scandal, heresy, and unbelief (and their relevance today!)
- Circumstances that call for a person to refrain from receiving Holy Communion
- When a communicant should be denied Holy Communion (and by whom)
- How this applies to politicians who continue to publicly support grave sins
- What six saints said about properly receiving Holy Communion
- The insidious fruits of scandalous behavior and the “objective harm” that results
Each chapter clearly explains the important components, applications, and personal considerations to consider (reality check!) on how to receive Holy Communion worthily and the reverence Catholics are called to display toward the Blessed Sacrament. This important volume also tackles how many Catholics in North America perceive the imposition of constraints on Holy Communion reception due to prevalent conceptions of scandal and rejection of moral norms.
Many pastoral examples of how the Church protected the sanctity of the Eucharist and the norms for its reception from the earliest years will be shown, including a striking story involving St. Francis of Assisi. And you will be inspired by how the Church's teaching on correct Holy Communion reception is a pastoral charity deed intended for the good of the faithful, our unity with one another, and the salvation of souls.
Many pastoral examples of how the Church protected the sanctity of the Eucharist and the norms for its reception from the earliest years will be shown, including a striking story involving St. Francis of Assisi. And you will be inspired by how the Church's teaching on correct Holy Communion reception is a pastoral charity deed intended for the good of the faithful, our unity with one another, and the salvation of souls.
Pages, 128
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