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Penn & Teller Take On the Vatican – Part 2

David — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:09:57 +0000

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Penn & Teller Take On the Vatican – Part 1

David — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:07:54 +0000

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Columbia, SC Priest says Obama supporters should not take Communion

David — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:19:48 +0000

I am glad to see that our priests are beginning to speak out on these issues. In the last few years – especially since the 2004 election – bishops and priests alike are using the threat of excommunication for abortion and abortion-related acts.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D94EB4BO0&show_article=1

Attempted Desecration of Eucharist in Florida

David — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:18:27 +0000

A 33-year old man in Jensen Beach, Florida attempted to steal consecrated Hosts from a parish church during Communion, assaulting a priest and several parishioners in the process.

It is assumed by some that he intended to use the Hosts for some diabolical purpose; perhaps a Black Mass or something like that. It should be noted that such a crime, if committed by a Catholic, incurs automatic excommunication that can only be lifted by the Pope himself (or presumably, a delegate). Deliberate desecration of the Eucharist is the most serious crime in canon law, as it is an attempted assault on Jesus Christ Himself.

http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=30514