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Dozens of Catholic members of Congress issued a statement on Friday claiming that denial of Holy Communion to pro-abortion politicians is a ‘weaponization of the Eucharist.’
Dozens of Catholic members of Congress issued a statement on Friday claiming that denial of Holy Communion to pro-abortion politicians is a “weaponization of the Eucharist.”
In a “statement of principles,” 60 House Democrats, led by Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., claimed their Catholic faith influences their actions in Congress and that denial of Communion for their support of legal abortion would be “contradictory.”
“We solemnly urge you to not move forward and deny this most holy of all sacraments, the source and the summit of the whole work of the gospel over one issue,” they stated, addressing the “Church” in their statement.
“The Sacrament of Holy Communion is central to the life of practicing Catholics, and the weaponization of the Eucharist to Democratic lawmakers for their support of a woman’s safe and legal access to abortion is contradictory,” the lawmakers stated.
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Catholic Democrats Who Support Abortion: Don’t Deny Us the Eucharist
Dozens of Catholic members of Congress issued a statement on Friday claiming that denial of Holy Communion to pro-abortion politicians is a “weaponization of the Eucharist.”
In a “statement of principles,” 60 House Democrats, led by Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., claimed their Catholic faith influences their actions in Congress and that denial of Communion for their support of legal abortion would be “contradictory.”
“We solemnly urge you to not move forward and deny this most holy of all sacraments, the source and the summit of the whole work of the gospel over one issue,” they stated, addressing the “Church” in their statement.
“The Sacrament of Holy Communion is central to the life of practicing Catholics, and the weaponization of the Eucharist to Democratic lawmakers for their support of a woman’s safe and legal access to abortion is contradictory,” the lawmakers stated.
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Catholic Democrats Who Support Abortion: Don’t Deny Us the Eucharist