Father Marcel Guarnizo: 'I Did The Only Thing a Faithful Catholic Priest Could Do
Father Marcel Guarnizo: 'I Did The Only Thing a Faithful Catholic Priest Could Do Fr. Guarnizo's well written letter can be read in full HERE. I have excerpted several salient points.- Ed If a Quaker …More
Father Marcel Guarnizo: 'I Did The Only Thing a Faithful Catholic Priest Could Do
Fr. Guarnizo's well written letter can be read in full HERE.
I have excerpted several salient points.- Ed
If a Quaker, a Lutheran or a Buddhist, desiring communion had introduced himself as such, before Mass, a priest would be obligated to withhold communion. If someone had shown up in my sacristy drunk, or high on drugs, no communion would have been possible either. If a Catholic, divorced and remarried (without an annulment) would make that known in my sacristy, they too according to Catholic doctrine, would be impeded from receiving communion. This has nothing to do with canon 915. Ms. Johnson’s circumstances are precisely one of those relations which impede her access to communion according to Catholic teaching. Ms. Johnson was a guest in our parish, not the arbitrer of how sacraments are dispensed in the Catholic Church.
...But I am going to defend my conduct in these instances, because what happened …More
Fr. Guarnizo's well written letter can be read in full HERE.
I have excerpted several salient points.- Ed
If a Quaker, a Lutheran or a Buddhist, desiring communion had introduced himself as such, before Mass, a priest would be obligated to withhold communion. If someone had shown up in my sacristy drunk, or high on drugs, no communion would have been possible either. If a Catholic, divorced and remarried (without an annulment) would make that known in my sacristy, they too according to Catholic doctrine, would be impeded from receiving communion. This has nothing to do with canon 915. Ms. Johnson’s circumstances are precisely one of those relations which impede her access to communion according to Catholic teaching. Ms. Johnson was a guest in our parish, not the arbitrer of how sacraments are dispensed in the Catholic Church.
...But I am going to defend my conduct in these instances, because what happened …More
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Beautifully said, dear Gregory. May we hold in our prayers this precious priest Guarnizo and those who condem him. Our Lord forgave from His cross, and we intercede with special prayers that the eyes and hearts of these be opened by the Holy Spirit. God's blessing upon Fr. Guarnizo, for He has pleased the Lord.
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The Gangster Government Gaystapo is attacking on all fronts.
Even our Holy Communion is just another political weapon for the Gaystapo.
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Very good letter. Even as a Protestant I know better than to present myself for the Eucharist at Mass. You are correct, this woman (Johnson) did this to make an issue out of it. She has no respect for …More
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The Gangster Government Gaystapo is attacking on all fronts.
Even our Holy Communion is just another political weapon for the Gaystapo.
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Very good letter. Even as a Protestant I know better than to present myself for the Eucharist at Mass. You are correct, this woman (Johnson) did this to make an issue out of it. She has no respect for the Catholic church or the faith of her mother, or the Eucharist or Christ.
This woman should be castigated publicly.
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GOD bless this man! As someone who considers himself a “failed” Catholic because I recognize I do not always follow the teachings of the church, I will say that I DO NOT present myself for communion because I know I am not worthy because of my own actions or inactions.
That said I also know that by asking for forgivness and truly repenting of my sinful ways I would then be welcomed into the communion of Christ. BUT as along as I do not repent I am not suitable to share the body and blood of Christ.
Just saying.
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This is a man whose actions should personify the role of a member of the Catholic clergy as well as it’s laity.
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He’s an American and grew up in Virginia. Oddly enough, I read that he has spent much of his priestly career in Russia and the former Soviet states, and had only been in the parish where this incident happened for about a year.
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The Bishop was supposed to be at the Maryland March for Life mass celebrated by Cardinal O’Brien in Annapolis Maryland earlier this week. The inside info is that he canceled because he does not want to answer questions on why he suspended the priest. Apparently he is facing some migraine moments as well. A priest in the sacristy for this event was discussing this issue and was shocked and disheartened the priest was suspended.
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The more I read about this, the more intolerable it is. This really needs to be resolved, and quickly.
The auxiliary bishop responsible frankly should be suspended. And Archbishop Wuerl should be the one to do it. Because the longer he waits, the longer he assumes the responsibility for this gross injustice against the priest in question, and this gross undermining of Catholic principles within his diocese.
The Church cannot afford to let itself be manipulated by the gay mafia in this fashion. Do we know if the lesbian in question is even a Catholic any longer?
I wonder if someone should approach the St. Joseph Foundation about this? They could at least give some advice, since I really don’t think this unjust decision should be allowed to stand any longer than absolutely necessary.
It is a horrible scandal for the Church, and an open invitation to more deliberate attacks of the same kind, involving the desecration of the Sacred Host.
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Never lose sight of the fact that the woman who started this entire scandal is a self-described Buddhist lesbian. SHE knew the rules but decided that SHE would use her own mother's funeral to make a political statement about "gay-rights."
Yet, the Archdiocese of Washington under Cardinal Donna Wuerl, threw this priest under the bus by apologizing for HIS conduct. Great, the lavenders in the Catholic Church have played right into this woman's gay rights agenda.
She should be excoriated and the same goes for the Archdiocese of Washington.
The Gangster Government Gaystapo is attacking on all fronts.
Even our Holy Communion is just another political weapon for the Gaystapo.
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Very good letter. Even as a Protestant I know better than to present myself for the Eucharist at Mass. You are correct, this woman (Johnson) did this to make an issue out of it. She has no respect for the Catholic church or the faith of her mother, or the Eucharist or Christ.
This woman should be castigated publicly.
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GOD bless this man! As someone who considers himself a “failed” Catholic because I recognize I do not always follow the teachings of the church, I will say that I DO NOT present myself for communion because I know I am not worthy because of my own actions or inactions.
That said I also know that by asking for forgivness and truly repenting of my sinful ways I would then be welcomed into the communion of Christ. BUT as along as I do not repent I am not suitable to share the body and blood of Christ.
Just saying.
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This is a man whose actions should personify the role of a member of the Catholic clergy as well as it’s laity.
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He’s an American and grew up in Virginia. Oddly enough, I read that he has spent much of his priestly career in Russia and the former Soviet states, and had only been in the parish where this incident happened for about a year.
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The Bishop was supposed to be at the Maryland March for Life mass celebrated by Cardinal O’Brien in Annapolis Maryland earlier this week. The inside info is that he canceled because he does not want to answer questions on why he suspended the priest. Apparently he is facing some migraine moments as well. A priest in the sacristy for this event was discussing this issue and was shocked and disheartened the priest was suspended.
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The more I read about this, the more intolerable it is. This really needs to be resolved, and quickly.
The auxiliary bishop responsible frankly should be suspended. And Archbishop Wuerl should be the one to do it. Because the longer he waits, the longer he assumes the responsibility for this gross injustice against the priest in question, and this gross undermining of Catholic principles within his diocese.
The Church cannot afford to let itself be manipulated by the gay mafia in this fashion. Do we know if the lesbian in question is even a Catholic any longer?
I wonder if someone should approach the St. Joseph Foundation about this? They could at least give some advice, since I really don’t think this unjust decision should be allowed to stand any longer than absolutely necessary.
It is a horrible scandal for the Church, and an open invitation to more deliberate attacks of the same kind, involving the desecration of the Sacred Host.
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Never lose sight of the fact that the woman who started this entire scandal is a self-described Buddhist lesbian. SHE knew the rules but decided that SHE would use her own mother's funeral to make a political statement about "gay-rights."
Yet, the Archdiocese of Washington under Cardinal Donna Wuerl, threw this priest under the bus by apologizing for HIS conduct. Great, the lavenders in the Catholic Church have played right into this woman's gay rights agenda.
She should be excoriated and the same goes for the Archdiocese of Washington.