“Neither Holy Communion nor funeral rites should be administered to [politicians supportive of marriage equality]. To deny these is not a judgment of the soul, but a recognition of the scandal and its effects,” he said in an address to roughly 200 people.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Archbishop: Communion and Funerals Should Be Withheld From GLBT Supporters
In a reference to the late Senator Ted Kennedy, Vatican Archbishop Raymond Burke emitted some controversial remarks, even for the Catholic Church.
“Neither Holy Communion nor funeral rites should be administered to [politicians supportive of marriage equality]. To deny these is not a judgment of the soul, but a recognition of the scandal and its effects,” he said in an address to roughly 200 people.
“Neither Holy Communion nor funeral rites should be administered to [politicians supportive of marriage equality]. To deny these is not a judgment of the soul, but a recognition of the scandal and its effects,” he said in an address to roughly 200 people.
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