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What's the bit about Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden receiving Holy Communion from 'Pope Francis' that Novus Ordo Catholics don't understand? 

Do they not understand that Pelosi and Biden are babykillers on the grandest scale? Do they not understand that the Catholic Church teaches abortion is a mortal sin, and that people in a state of mortal sin must not receive Communion? 

Do they not understand that the pope is the chief shepherd of  Christ's flock who must guide us along the right paths? 

If they get that much, then they must get that 'Pope Francis' is guiding the flock along seriously wrong paths. So why don't they get that 'Pope Francis' is himself seriously wrong?

"Judge not," is what the Novus Ordo-ite is highly likely to say, sententiously. He or she isn't getting the difference between judging a person and judging what that person does. The difference between the 'act' and the 'actor' if you like. 

But judge thy neighbour according to justice (Lev 19:15. .Jesus Himself requires us to judge. He says: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and it does. And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is. Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time? Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?” (Luke 12:54-57). 

Echoing Jesus, the writer of Hebrews says: “Someone who lives on milk is still an infant and doesn’t know how to do what is right. Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong.” (Hebrews 5:13-14).

In the same Matthew 7 where He says: “Judge not,” He also says: “Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine.” (Matthew 7:6). We cannot identify “dogs” without judging. Neither can we determine “swine” without judgment.

Jesus then goes on to say: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits.” (Matthew 7:15-16). If we are to identify false prophets by their fruits, we cannot do otherwise than judging them. Jesus’ concern becomes apparent when He says: “Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.” (John 7:24). This shows Jesus wants us to judge, but we must judge righteously. The Law of Moses says: “In righteousness, you shall judge your neighbour.” Leviticus 19:16).

Righteous judgment means not judging according to the flesh, but according to the spirit. (John 8:15). It means we judge the fruit and not the motive. We do not have the capability to judge the heart of others or their intentions. Only God can read the heart and discern the motives of men. Therefore, we must not arrogate to ourselves the judgment that only God can make.

Righteous judgment also means not being respectful of persons. Accordingly, James warns: “Do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality. For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in filthy clothes, and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him, “You sit here in a good place,” and say to the poor man, “You stand there,” or, “Sit here at my footstool,” have you not shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?” (James 2:1-4). 

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/08/christians-are-called-to-judge-1/#:~:text=Righteous%20judgment%20also,Hypocritical%20judgment

St James warns us here that we must not be "partial" by judging a man in fine apparel differently from one in filthy clothes. A so-called pope wears rather fine apparel but St James is telling us to judge a pope by the same scriptural standards that we must use to judge anyone else. We must have respect for his office as a priest - and confess that on this page we've sometimes been lacking in that department somewhat, and there's no denying Bergoglio is a priest, although a Jesuit (it once was the highest compliment one could pay a priest, to call him a Jesuit). 

So will the Novus Ordo-ite understand this much? Probably. Will he/she then judge 'Pope Francis', in giving Communion to Nancy Pelosi who going by her actions is a notorious public sinner, as being objectively (not knowing his motivation) in a state of serious sin himself?

Probably not. Acknowledging that 'Pope Francis' is a public sinner would imply a need to change. To convert. And that's hard. It means finding "the narrow door" that Jesus tells us is the one which leads to life.

Nancy Pelosi has reportedly received Holy Communion at a Mass in the Vatican.

On Wednesday, the US House Speaker met with Pope Francis and received Holy Communion during a papal Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, according to the Associated Press.

 

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone - the name means 'lion-hearted'

This grave offense comes after San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone barred Pelosi from receiving Holy Communion last month, saying "After numerous attempts to speak with Speaker Pelosi to help her understand the grave evil she is perpetrating, the scandal she is causing and the danger to her own soul she is risking, I have determined that she is not to be admitted to Holy Communion."

The Democrat leader attended the pope's Mass on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul while she was vacationing with family in Rome.

She sat in a VIP diplomatic section of the Basilica and two eyewitnesses reported the leftist politician having received Holy Communion during that Mass.

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Roe v Wade, which walked back abortion being a constitutional right, Pelosi called the court's decision "outrageous and heart-wrenching."

"What this means to women is such an insult. It's a slap in the face to women about using their own judgment to make their own decisions about their reproductive freedom," the California Democrat opined.

 

Pelosi has not adhered to +Cordileone's directives, which incentivized her to reconsider her decades-long support for abortion — or at least stop masquerading as a practising Catholic.

"A woman's right to choose — reproductive freedom — is on the ballot in November," she added.

Papal Complicity in Grave Sin?

Pope Francis has been silent on the glaring issue of fake Catholic politicians receiving Holy Communion while they publicly and passionately live a mortally sinful lifestyle.

Last year, the pontiff met with fake Catholic President Joe Biden.

Biden, an abortion advocate, told the Associated Press Francis called him a "good Catholic" and encouraged him to keep receiving Holy Communion.

"We just talked about the fact he was happy that I was a good Catholic and I should keep receiving Communion," Biden alleged.

While the Vatican has yet to explicitly condemn individual "Catholic" politicians for their sinful beliefs, in 2004, the then-head of the Vatican's doctrinal office, Cdl. Joseph Ratzinger, wrote about denying politicians Holy Communion.

The future Pope Benedict XVI penned a confidential letter to US bishops that stated priests "must" deny Holy Communion to pro-abortion politicians.

At the time, the Democrat nominee for president, John Kerry, an abortion advocate, was on the campaign trail claiming to be Catholic. Few US bishops took any concrete action against Kerry, despite Ratzinger's letter urging them to do so.

Clear Instruction

The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) and Sacred Scripture clearly outline the sinful nature of abortion and who is worthy of receiving the Holy Eucharist.

"Since the first century, the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law," paragraph 2271 of the CCC reads.

In paragraph 2273, the CCC explicitly condemns any legislation that "deprives a category of human beings of the protection which civil legislation ought to accord them," explaining the state is then "denying the equality of all before the law."

In 1 Corinthians 11:27, 29 St. Paul makes it clear that those who unworthily receive Holy Communion, either in disbelief or in a state of mortal sin, will bring judgment upon themselves: "Therefore, whosoever shall eat this bread or drink the chalice of the Lord unworthily shall be guilty of the Body and of the Blood of the Lord. ... For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not discerning the Body of the Lord."

Exasperation

Because the Church's teaching is so well-defined and rooted in Holy Scripture, many Catholics have expressed frustration with dissident Catholic celebrities and politicians for being allowed by bishops to publicly live contrary to Church teaching.

"Pelosi waiting in line to receive Communion is akin to a murderer waiting in line to pay his respects to his victim," remarked Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League.

CatholicVote, a pro-life super PAC, also condemned Pelosi's actions.

"Shameful. Demoralizing. And a scandal. The most prominent advocate in the United States for killing unborn children should not receive Communion in the Catholic Church, period," the group tweeted.https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/pelosi-disrespects-canon-law

 

  How narrow is the gate, and strait is the way that leadeth to life: and few there are that find it! - Mt 7:14

 

St Paul
Rembrandt van Rijn


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