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Originally Posted by LikeAWillow
I think the host of democratic senators who can't receive Communion in certain churches will tell you that our form of organized religion loves to cling to a defined right and wrong.
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You'd almost think there's some dissention in the ranks...
With my Mom's church down the street being so "liberal," maybe it skews my percepton a little bit of the larger organization, higher-up. But I still feel that they're not AS conservative as the stereotype makes them out to be. I have a sneaky feeling that the truth is "somewhere in-between." ......
P.S. - I can also tell you that the Official policy at that church is that ANY Catholic can receive communion; unless they "feel they should not due to certain reservations or beliefs which conflict with Church teaching."
They just simply aren't that strict about it, seems to be the bottom line - anybody who has any questions about it "is encouraged to talk to a Priest about it." We actually had a little meeting about it a while back where the Priest asked our opinions about it; and he ended up deciding that if ANYONE came up to receive communion, he had no right to deny it to them.
P.S. II - Granted this church may be more "liberal" than others, but again, ANYONE is welcome there, including gays, trans-gender people, etc. Lesbian couples go there together. Some people drive for literally 35 miles to get to this place, even though there might be another place within a mile or so. And like I mentioned, as far as I know there's NO heat from the Bishops or any other higher-ups. If asked, I'm sure that the Bishops would say that they consider it to be "a large, thriving, vibrant church."
