This man brings up a good question....

"The Church doesn’t hold the worst sinners at arms distance, the sinners themselves do. The Church isn’t forcing them to sin. They are doing that quite on their own.
The Church does not withhold the Lord’s compassion any more than He did. But He was only compassionate with those who were repentant and then He warned them not to engage in such activity again.
Actually when you were waiting for an annulment, you could have received Holy Communion if you were not having marital relations with someone with whom you were not validly married. Perhaps you didn’t know that to do so is a mortal sin. One cannot profess one’s unconditional love for the Lord while at the same time engaging in sinful activity. THIS is where it can’t be both!
The Church wasn’t politely holding your arm. You could have gone to Confession and determined to live celibately until you were validly married—and then received Holy Communion. Many do. Unfortunately, often priests fail to tell people this."
Quotes Taken From:
SOURCE: Do we really want unity among the faithful?
http://www.slate.com/id/2165575/?GT1=10034
ReplyDeleteWhat the person's dream was missing is that we come to Christ in the Confessional, as well as in the Eucharist. The sinners coming to Christ are not coming to Him in Communion but in repentance.
ReplyDelete