In the past two weeks, we had a contrasting homilies. At Holy Rosary parish in Edmonds which is attended by pro-abortion Catholic senator Maria Cantwell when she is in town, the priest explained in his homily about how we shouldn't judge those who have a different interpretation of Church teaching. No one seemed to notice.The next week at a Mass I was attending in downtown Seattle, the priest in his homily explained that it is scandalous to even call those politicians who support abortion "Catholic" when they clearly reject the teachings of the Church. After this was said, a group of people stormed out of Mass.In response to private requests to take some action against the two senators from Washington State who call themselves "Catholic" (Maria and Patty Murray), Archbishop Brunett has made the statement that there is nothing he can do, since he doesn't consider either of them Catholic.
Huh? Are they on a parish register? If so, they are Catholic and under his jurisdiction. That's an awfully silly dodge for Abp. Brunett to try to use.
Sounds more like Abp. Blonde 
It's nice to hear about my old haunts though. I used to live in Mountlake Terrace, the now famous home of one Emperor Marcus Sheavius. I would venture a guess that the latter parish you were talking about is _Sacred Heart_. That's where I used to go to noon-time Mass anyway. I always thought they should open a bookstore there. Man, they are in a prime location, right across from Pacific Science Center and KeyArena. God only knows how many He would convert if people walked by and saw those books.
If they aren't Catholic, they shouldn't be given communion regardless of what their positions on abortion are!
I'd like to put in a plug for St. Mary's in Alexandria. Very beautiful. Very historical. I used to go to noon mass during lunch hour there when I worked in Alexandria.
Here is another great priest that fits the description in this thread: Fr. Robert Altier. If you are not as yet familiar with him you're missing out. Always speaks to truth - with authority and knowledge on just about any topic you bring up. Here is a portion of one of his homilies which are catalogued on page below at the requests of his parishioners:
"We have bishops and priests now who refuse to deny the Eucharist to people who are in public sin. They refuse to make the distinction between private and public. For instance, if I knew that one of you was living a sinful life and you came up to the communion rail, I would have to give you Holy Communion because, number one, I do not know if you have been to Confession; or even if I know that you had not, to deny you Holy Communion would cause a scandal because it would draw the attention to other people that what you are doing privately is now being made public. So unless I talk to you first and tell you, “If you come up to Communion, I will not give you Holy Communion,” the Church says that even though it is a sacrilege on your part to receive Holy Communion if you are in the state of mortal sin, I would still have to give you Communion. However, if one is a politician who has a public record of being pro-abortion, pro-euthanasia, pro-human-cloning, if there is some other public exposition of your sin, like these unfortunate souls who show up all over the place with rainbow sashes telling people that they are practicing a homosexual lifestyle and demanding that they receive Holy Communion, at that point, it is a sacrilege on the part of the priest to give them Holy Communion because their sin is no longer private – it is now public. But there are many who do not want to cause waves, and so they refuse to stand up for Jesus; instead, being politically correct is what is more important."
http://www.desertvoice.org/
Deser...Highlights.html
http://www.desertvoice.org/Written.html
I hope everyone here understands that it is a mortal sin to vote for Bush this November. He is a pro-abort president. He would like to keep abortion legal for rape and incest victims as well as in cases of "danger of death" for the mother. See following article.
http://www.seattlecatholic.com/
a...e_20030815.html
Here is a healthy alternative
http://www.peroutka2004.com
I hope everyone here understands that Tom Droleskey wouldn't know actual Catholic thought if it came up to him and slapped him in the face. Good grief.
Geez Kevin. First Catholic World News, then Rod Dreher, now Tom Droleskey. Is there anyone with whom you don't have an axe to grind?
Also, I'd be interested in your feedback on this piece: http://bettnet.dyndns.org/blog/comments.php?
id=3501_0_1_0_C
I've been going to St. Mary's for over 10 years, and all of the parish priests have been good, without exception. Father Poumade is one of the best, and I'm not just saying that because he's probably going to read this -- I'm saying it because he's my younger son's godfather.
The neat thing about St. Mary's is that it's the oldest Catholic parish in Virginia (founded in 1795), yet it's not a museum, the way other old churches in Alexandria are. It's a real, live parish with lots of families, and orthodoxy is not optional.
Ellen:
Regarding Droleskey: Please trust me on this one. I have had the very strange experience of meeting and being on a panel with him (about pro-life voting, just a week or two before the 2000 election). Believe it or not, I'd take the CWN folks or Rod over him in a heartbeat. He is a certified RadTrad.
Regarding whether there's anyone with whom I don't have an axe to grind: Um ... er ... ah ... let me think about that.
Regarding the piece you linked: After a reader (followed by several others) of both Dom's blog and ours (HMS) emailed me about it, I emailed Dom and Rod a brief response. They can post it and/or provide you a copy if they wish.
Kevin Miller,
Again with the detraction. . . .Shame on you.
al,
What "detraction"? I've MET the guy. I've been on a PANEL with the guy. I've heard him tell me (and a roomful of people) what he stands for. And if people (like a commenter above) are going to hold him up as an authority concerning morality and voting, they ought to know what he stands for.
Shame on you for yet another absurd and malicious claim about me.
What malicious claim have I ever made about you. That you ought to reconsider ANH ethics? Who was right there? Or that you ought to read Aquinas more thoroughly before claiming to 'know' his political doctrine?
You're the one who resorts to the epithets, generally when you're in over your head in an argument. Like "RadTrad", whatever that means.
Epithets like this one. I know Dr. Droleskey for years, and have heard him speak on multiple occasions.
al,
Got it. You have nothing to contribute here. Why didn't you just say so instead of blah-blahing on about "detraction"?
Obviously, neither do you.
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