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
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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.