The ongoing discussion of divorced and remarried Catholics not being in a proper “state of grace” to receive Holy Communion invites the question: Who is in a proper state of grace? We priests were ordained to “feed the sheep” – not to be God’s policemen. Human power should not bar any sheep who is hungry for the true presence of Christ from receiving the Eucharist. Let the Shepherd sort out their worthiness, and ours as well. We all need some window cleaner f
26 November 2015, The Tablet
Feed the sheep
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