Catholic Scholar : Sheriff Joe Should Be Denied Communion for Supporting 1070
The Vatican twist to the immigration issue, they want the borders open. Catholic Scholar wants to deny sacrament ritual to 1070 supporters. PHOENIX - The battle over illegal immigration gets personal for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Some religious leaders are saying he should not be allowed to receive communion at church anymore because of his stance.
A well-known Catholic scholar has written an article suggesting bishops deny Holy Communion to the sheriff and other supporters of SB 1070. In the Catholic church, receiving communion is one of the Holy Sacraments.
In an article in the Washington Post Thursday, religious author Anthony Stevens-Arroyo suggested that Sheriff Arpaio should be denied communion over his support of Arizona's new immigration law.
Now, the sheriff is reacting.
"Let's not get personal about it and publicize my name -- and say that I should not go to church anymore and receive communion anymore. That's getting really personal, I would think," said Arpaio.
Stevens-Arroyo printed: "Will any of today's bishops deny communion to Catholic officials who vote for this bill and its spawn of imitators in other states? Has censure been voiced against the local sheriff Joe Arpaio (a Catholic) who has led raids on Latinos? These are strategies used in the past by bishops."
Sheriff Joe says it's not right to bring his religion into the political battle over illegal immigration.
"I can see if something was immoral, where the church may become involved like the abortion issue -- but what's immoral about this, other than the fact laws were passed," he says.
The Phoenix Diocese had no comment on the article.
Sheriff Joe says he has no plans to stop receiving communion, and he hasn't heard anything about it from his priest.
Another example of why I left the Catholic Church decades ago. Once I opened my eyes and became aware of the Church's history, where people were tortured and put to death simply for not agreeing with their teachings, and the reign of terror they exercised across Europe, and experienced first hand the abuse their psychotic nuns could dish out, I realized how hypocritical they all were.
They are FAR from being "holy", they are outright evil.
They have ALWAYS tried to control world governments, and were once HUGELY successful at it. They are the remnants of the Roman Empire, and will not go quitely.
Do they care about the victims of their illegal "flock"? Absolutely not, they simply want more warm bodies under their control, and that is what they get with these "visitors" who have no intention of following our laws, and no intention of becoming Americans.
opened my eyes and became aware of the Church's history
what 'history' were you reading, and what agenda did the proponents have in writing it? there is more than one perspective on the crusades, inquisition, etc. More importantly, aside from the fact that human nature is sinful & sinners comprise the church (as well as saints), do you believe that Jesus Christ started millions of churches, all disagreeing and contradicting each other on numerous issues?