Another Canadian archbishop upholds Church tradition on divorce/Communion
March 01, 2017
Archbishop Terrence Prendergast of Ottawa has joined the ranks of prelates who insist that Amoris Laetitia does not alter that Church’s prohibition on the reception of Communion by Catholics who are divorced and remarried.
Archbishop Prendergast embraced the guidelines issued by the bishops of Alberta and the Northwest Territories for the implementation of the papal document. Those guidelines, he said, make it “possible to authentically receive the Holy Father’s message while remaining faithful to the Church’s teaching on the indissolubility of marriage and proper reverence for receiving the Holy Eucharist.”
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Further information:
- Ottawa archbishop upholds tradition: No Communion for Catholics living in adultery (LifeSite News)
- Canadian bishops: no change in policy on Communion for divorced/remarried (CWN, 9/15)
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Posted by: bernie4871 -
Mar. 02, 2017 12:36 PM ET USA
The only thing that troubles me about the Canadian stance is that they characterize the question as a "policy", like a change in Administration might change Health care or whatever. It is most decidedly not a question of policy, it is profound theology that is being challenged.
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Posted by: brenda22890 -
Mar. 02, 2017 5:32 AM ET USA
We must thank God for those bishops who are willing to uphold Church teaching and pray that their numbers increase...
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Posted by: brenda22890 -
Mar. 02, 2017 5:31 AM ET USA
We must thank God for those bishops who are willing to uphold Church teaching and pray that their numbers increase...
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Posted by: filioque -
Mar. 01, 2017 6:44 PM ET USA
This is good news, but I'm not sure it is “possible to authentically receive the Holy Father’s message while remaining faithful to the Church’s teaching on the indissolubility of marriage and proper reverence for receiving the Holy Eucharist.”
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Posted by: seamuscleary456621 -
Mar. 01, 2017 6:23 PM ET USA
It is really good to see that there are religious out there who will stick their necks out and remain true to the teachings of our beautiful Roman Catholic faith. Just to encourage more to do so. Keeping you all in prayer. God bless
