I’m kind of torn about this. On one hand, the Vatican has every right to say what you can and cannot do to be a Catholic in “good standing”. However, to pick just on politicians is insane. Probably close to 50% of Catholics are for abortion, and at least 90% use birth control. It’s probably almost statistically significant that of the Catholic politicians in Congress, 61% are Democrats.

Yeah. Every once in a while, I think I wouldn’t mind going to church, but then something like this happens, and I think that they don’t even really want me.^M^MGina, denying a person communion (the Eucharist) is considered very severe, as the Eucharist is one of the sacraments, and should be celebrated weekly. Generally, you are only forbidden from the Eucharist if you have committed some mortal sin which you haven’t confessed.