Colorado
State’s bishops urge Catholic lawmakers who support abortion law to refrain from Communion
Denver Newsroom, Jun 7, 2022 / 15:17 pm
Catholic lawmakers in Colorado who voted for an excessive abortion invoice that stripped all rights from the unborn little one ought to chorus from receiving Holy Communion, the state’s 4 Catholic bishops have stated in a letter.
Voting for the Reproductive Well being and Fairness Act (RHEA) was “collaborating in a gravely sinful motion as a result of it facilitates the killing of harmless unborn infants,” stated a letter to lawmakers from the state’s Catholic bishops.
Catholic politicians who’ve voted for the laws “have very probably positioned themselves exterior of the communion of the Church,” stated the letter, signed by Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver, Bishop Stephen J. Berg of Pueblo, Bishop James Golka of Colorado Springs, and Auxiliary Bishop Jorge H. Rodriguez.
Faith Information Service revealed the primary report in regards to the letter. CNA sought a replica by means of the Denver archdiocese however didn’t obtain a response by deadline.