Comments on: Statement for Respect Life Sunday, 2008 http://catholicexchange.com/2008/10/06/114080/ Catholic News, Catholic Articles, Catholic Apologetics, Catholic Content, Catholic Information Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: serreno http://catholicexchange.com/2008/10/06/114080/comment-page-1/#comment-34749 serreno Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:54:14 +0000 http://catholicexchange.com/2008/10/06/114080/#comment-34749 Dear Cardinal Rigali, I just have one question for you and I hope and pray that you will personally answer it. What is the plan and I am being serious here.....that you and the Bishops have in place "NOW" for those Catholic politicians who intend on voting "FOR" this bill. I am sure you already know who most of them are. Are the Bishops going to do like they have done in the past and just give them a pass. I am sick in the heart....and don't you just know Our Lord is.....of the inaction....or the failed plans of the past. Why can't YOU...and the Bishops who have these Catholic politicians in their Diocese..... bring each one of them individually in for a private meeting and just explain to them....something like the following: Senator/Congressman/Congresswoman...so and so....I understand that there is soon to be a vote in the Congress on the FOC Act. In the past....you have supported the right to choose.....I know that you know that the Catholic Church clearly teaches that this is unacceptable. I love you....you are my brother/sister in Christ.....I also know how tough in this world we live in that this may be difficult....but....you are grieviously doing severe injury and harm to the Body of CHrist....I am asking you ....in the name of Jesus Christ .....to tell me now that you will not support this bill. However...if you can't do this....if you continue to remain with this hardness of heart....if your faith as a Catholic is secondary to your position as a representative....then I am asking you out of love and respect to Our Lord..... and to me Your Bishop.....and of course His people....to NOT....under any circumstances receive the Blessed Sacrament. I would encourage you to continue to attend Mass and hopefully in time change your heart and mind. Can you please....and I am asking for a response here....why something like this can't be done. And if not....why? Surely...it can't be that the Bishops are afraid. My goodness....if that is the case....then I am AFRAID....that we are lost....and have certainly failed Our Lord. Please check out Acts 5...verses 40 to 42 should just about do it. Thank you for responding to this request. Dear Cardinal Rigali,

I just have one question for you and I hope and pray that you will personally answer it. What is the plan and I am being serious here…..that you and the Bishops have in place “NOW” for those Catholic politicians who intend on voting “FOR” this bill. I am sure you already know who most of them are. Are the Bishops going to do like they have done in the past and just give them a pass. I am sick in the heart….and don’t you just know Our Lord is…..of the inaction….or the failed plans of the past. Why can’t YOU…and the Bishops who have these Catholic politicians in their Diocese….. bring each one of them individually in for a private meeting and just explain to them….something like the following:

Senator/Congressman/Congresswoman…so and so….I understand that there is soon to be a vote in the Congress on the FOC Act. In the past….you have supported the right to choose…..I know that you know that the Catholic Church clearly teaches that this is unacceptable. I love you….you are my brother/sister in Christ…..I also know how tough in this world we live in that this may be difficult….but….you are grieviously doing severe injury and harm to the Body of CHrist….I am asking you ….in the name of Jesus Christ …..to tell me now that you will not support this bill. However…if you can’t do this….if you continue to remain with this hardness of heart….if your faith as a Catholic is secondary to your position as a representative….then I am asking you out of love and respect to Our Lord….. and to me Your Bishop…..and of course His people….to NOT….under any circumstances receive the Blessed Sacrament. I would encourage you to continue to attend Mass and hopefully in time change your heart and mind.

Can you please….and I am asking for a response here….why something like this can’t be done. And if not….why? Surely…it can’t be that the Bishops are afraid. My goodness….if that is the case….then I am AFRAID….that we are lost….and have certainly failed Our Lord. Please check out Acts 5…verses 40 to 42 should just about do it.

Thank you for responding to this request.

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