Giving Scandal
from RightPoliticsRightReligion blog
Well, the newspapers showed another photo of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln leaving church, presumably after Easter Mass. Apparently, to the MSM these days, it’s only news when nontraditional and dissident Catholics (or the Pope) attend Mass. The rest of us are chopped liver.
I don’t know whether Mr. Lincoln received Holy Communion or not. I’m sure he did. For some of these people, Communion is a political act. But so is acting to undercut the sanctity of marriage, Mr. Lincoln. And it’s more than just a political act, it’s an immoral one.
It’s taken a while for Lincoln’s record on gay marriage to come to light (let’s face it, Lincoln isn’t exactly on the top of everyone’s list to write about), but his record–particularly for someone who calls himself a practicing Catholic–is dismal.
Whenever possible, it appears, he has favored allowing gays to marry. He has spoken to gay organizations in favor of gay marriage. He’s talked to the news media about it. He’s spoken out against legislation to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman.
The Church is absolutely clear on this issue. It recognizes the threat gay marriage poses to traditional marriage and the family. This isn’t a case where Lincoln simply disagrees with a Church teaching. He wants to legitimize–legalize–immorality. That is, he’s not simply privately disagreeing–sinning in silence–but he has taken public action to cause scandal and create public sin.
And he has received Holy Communion in this state of sin. Shouldn’t someone be doing something about this?