Priests should think twice before denying Communion to Catholics in same-sex unions

“When we care for the people entrusted to us, our goal ought to be to provide them with every possible spiritual resource that we can legitimately make available.”

The article touches on a subject that has become more challenging for many in the Catholic Church…same sex unions.

I am sharing the article here so that you read it and think about your personal response to the gay person in your parish that may or may not be in a same sex union.

Do you, as Jesus did, welcome them into your community? In Matthew 9:10 we read, “While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples.”

Or do you, as was done by the Jews of Jesus day, reject people who they considered “uncleaned”?

It will do us all well to remember what Jesus responded to those who judged him. Matthew 9:12, 13 says, “On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’

I will end this blog by repeating what is in the article, “When we care for the people entrusted to us, our goal ought to be to provide them with every possible spiritual resource that we can legitimately make available.”

You can read the article here: Priests should think twice before denying Communion to Catholics in same-sex unions. | America Magazine