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US bishop would rather give divorced Communion than politicians Comments 0

Friday, September 19th, 2014

An American bishop says the current Church practice of denying Communion to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics is unacceptable. Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence, Rhode Island, said the challenge for the Church is to maintain and proclaim Jesus’ teaching about the indissolubility of marriage, while providing spiritual care for those who fall short of the Read more

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Tags: Bishop Thomas Tobin, Divorced, Holy Communion, pastoral solutions, Politicians, Providence
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