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Holy Communion for divorced and remarried undermines Sacrament of Matrimony says Pope Benedict...

"When a man has stepped over the threshold and allowed himself to fall into mortal sin, he must be purified by trial, but he must also, My children, be purified by the rule of penance and confession. 
     "What manner of evil is being set now upon mankind that compels him to lose his soul by rejecting the Sacraments, by no longer confessing to his confessor, but coming to receive My Son in sacrifice, while his soul is degraded by sin of mortal nature!"
- Our Lady of the Roses, September 7, 1976 

LifeSite News reported on July 28, 2005:

In a speech to priests of the diocese in which he is vacationing, Pope Benedict XVI reiterated Catholic teaching that members of the flock who have been divorced and remarried are in an irregular situation regarding the sacraments and may not receive Communion.

The Catholic Church still holds that remarriage after divorce, though extremely common, is the moral equivalent of adultery, and so bars a person in such circumstances from receiving Communion.

“I would say that a particularly painful situation is that of those who were married in the church, but were not really believers and did so just for tradition, and then finding themselves in a new, nonvalid marriage, convert, find the faith and feel excluded from the sacrament,” he said.

Protecting the feelings of people in such situations, however, is not held as sufficient reason to admit them to Communion. Calling modern marriage a sacrament that is frequently “celebrated without faith,” the Pope reiterated that for a priest to give Communion under such circumstances would only serve to further undermine the integrity of marriage.

“We know that the moment we give in out of love, we harm the sacrament itself, and its indissolubility appears weakened,” Pope Benedict said.

Pope Benedict cited the collapse of the moral order in the 1960’s as the source of so much moral confusion in and out of the Church. He said the situation of the divorced and civilly remarried is one that is “particularly painful,” and commented that the situation is so difficult that he also suffered from it.

Pope Benedict said that even if divorced and civilly remarried Catholics cannot receive the Eucharist, they are part of the church and are loved by Christ; and that suffering out of love for God and for the Church is “a noble suffering.”

While participating at Mass without receiving Communion is not optimal, he said, “it is not nothing; it is involvement in the mystery of the cross and resurrection of Christ.”

"My Son is much grieved, My child, in the manner in which many come to Him in His House. They come with disrespect. They do not have love for Him in their hearts.
     "My child, please, they lead themselves onto the road to satan. They must not accept My Son with sin in their hearts. Many do not go to Our representatives. They accept My Son with sin on their souls! Shout it, My child, from the roofs: you must honor the Eucharist!"
- Our Lady of the Roses, November 23, 1974

The awesome Bayside Prophecies...  https://www.tldm.org/Bayside/default.htm  
These prophecies came from Jesus, Mary, and the saints to Veronica Lueken at Bayside, NY, from 1968 to 1995:

DISSOLVEMENT OF MARRIAGE
“My child, you have been much concerned about the dissolvement of many marriages now in your country. It is truly a sad happening among mankind, My child, for it is the hand of satan reaching in and capturing the souls of many. What God has joined together in holy Matrimony, let no man place asunder. The liberal attitudes now prevalent in My Son's House bring many tears to Our hearts, for they will lead many souls onto the road to hell.
     "Accept your cross, My children, as you struggle through your life with your spouse. When you are united in the holy bond of Matrimony, you are responsible for the soul of your spouse. Unto death shall you part, and only unto death will you part.” - Our Lady, May 15, 1976

REPENT NOW
"I repeat the words of all Heaven, and those who are upon earth--voices crying out to you in the wilderness: Repent now, while there is time, for your time is running out. Abortion is murder! Adultery, promiscuousness, sexual aberrations shall neither be condoned nor reasoned as being right, when they are wrong! These abominations are condemned by all Heaven.” - Our Lady, October 6, 1979

FASHIONABLE IN U.S. TO LIVE TOGETHER IN SIN
"This I can tell you--because We are much grieved as We look into the hearts of the mothers and fathers throughout the world--not many are in the light. Families are disintegrating; the state of marriage is becoming nullified. Now it is fashionable in the United States, and many nations of the world, to discard the Sacrament of Marriage and to live together in sin. This, My child and My children, cannot be tolerated. Man must come back to the laws of his God, or he will be destroyed." - Our Lady, May 17, 1986

HOMOSEXUALITY
"Since women have exchanged their roles as women, preferring to be as men, and have abandoned their true, true value of life--have abandoned their role as a mother to carry the creation of their God within their wombs, they, therefore, will also find that their husbands and sons will find rejection of women, and men will seek lustfully pleasures with men, known, My child, as homosexuality. And they will be given and abandoned to their lust, until all creatures upon earth would live in fear. Women then will find themselves turning lustful eyes to women--lesbianism, My child. And then will set in all manners of iniquity: murders, covetness, idolatry, adultery! O My child, the evil abounds upon earth!” - Our Lady, September 28, 1974

ADULTERY OF HEART
"Prayer has given way to worldly pleasure. My sisters, you are truly foolish maidens. You have given yourselves as brides of Christ. A bride does not commit adultery in her heart. When you reject the Son of God, you truly commit this in your heart. The spirit has no part of the flesh. You must live in the spirit and fight the pleasures of the flesh. For these pleasures are not being used in the manner given by the Father.
     "Chastity and poverty, these are given for reason. Do not discard this little way to sanctity." - St. Theresa, September 28, 1974

LICENTIOUS LIVING
"O My children, and the nation of the United States that I have placed My mantle upon to protect you, a country of so greater in abundance materialistically, but now, sadly, My child and My children, falling fast to satan: immorality and all manner of licentious living, given over to murders, abortions, adultery, homosexuality, pagan worship. O My child, the list would grow longer and longer. In all justice to mankind and in all honor to your God, can you say that you do not warrant a just punishment?” - Our Lady, June 18, 1981

TEN MAJOR COMMANDMENTS
"You must understand that the merciful heart of the Father is always extended to you. You must pray more. You must read and act upon the Commandments of your God. They can neither be added to, nor modified, nor taken away. The Ten major Commandments must be followed. And I can see, My children, that you break many now, and ask for the hand of a wrathful God upon you. Thou shalt not kill! Thou shalt not steal! Thou shalt not worship false gods! Thou shalt not commit adultery! Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife! Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods!
     "My children, on and on I could go on, enumerating the major sins of mankind. However, since you understand that sin is insanity, to those in the light, it will appear as though the world has become a snakepit. And I say 'snake,' for it well covers the work of Lucifer.” - Jesus, November 25, 1978

BABYLON THE GREAT
"We want the world to know again that there was a locution given to My child, Veronica, and it talks of this: Sodom and Gomorrha. Does this seem similar to you, My children: are you not living now among the realms of Sodom and Gomorrha? And what happened to that adulterous city? It was destroyed, just as Babylon the Great shall be destroyed, also.” - Jesus, October 6, 1988 

Directives from Heaven... https://www.tldm.org/directives/directives.htm

D15 - Holy Matrimony PDF Logo PDF
D28 - Hell PDF Logo
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D146 - Honor the Eucharist, Part 1  PDF Logo PDF
D147
- Honor the Eucharist, Part 2 
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D223 - Adultery & divorce  PDF Logo PDF

Articles…

John Paul II: Communion to be reserved to those who know they have not committed mortal sin
https://www.tldm.org/News7/PopeHolyCommunion.htm

Sacrilegious Communion and the U.S. bishops
https://www.tldm.org/News6/sacrilege.htm

Catholics must be free of grave sin to receive Holy Communion
https://www.tldm.org/News6/ReceptionofCommunion.htm

The Catholic doctrine of Transubstantiation
https://www.tldm.org/news6/transubstantiation.htm

Bishop Sheridan will deny Communion to Catholics who vote pro-abortion
https://www.tldm.org/news6/Sheridan.htm

Bishop Wenski calls pro-abortion Catholics who demand to receive Communion "boorish and sacrilegious"
https://www.tldm.org/News6/Wenski.htm

Archbishop Chaput sees pro-abortion Communion scandal as needed "moment of truth"
https://www.tldm.org/News6/Chaput2.htm

Cardinal George says no Communion for gay protesters
https://www.tldm.org/news6/CardinalGeorge.htm

Vatican warns Catholic pro-abortion politicians not to receive Holy Communion
https://www.tldm.org/news6/vaticanwarnsjohnkerrynocommunion.htm

Congressman Hyde is on the U.S. bishops' case
https://www.tldm.org/news6/Hyde.htm

Cardinal Ratzinger says public figures who dissent from Church teachings should not receive Holy Communion
https://www.tldm.org/news6/Ratzinger.htm

Archbishop Burke: more profoundly sorrowful would be a bishop who failed "to safeguard the worthy reception of  Communion"
https://www.tldm.org/news6/Burke2.htm

Archbishop Pell: people who reject Church teaching not entitled to Holy Communion
https://www.tldm.org/News4/Pell.htm

Cardinal Ratzinger's letter to the U.S. bishops, on refusing Communion to pro-abortion politicians and those in obstinate sin
https://www.tldm.org/News7/Ratzinger.htm

Gay activists denied Communion in Chicago
https://www.tldm.org/news6/homosexuality17.htm

Monsignor will deny Holy Communion to New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Bernard Kenny
https://www.tldm.org/news6/Kenny.htm

Controversy heats up over Cardinal McCarrick downplaying Vatican direction on refusing Communion to abortionists and other dissenters
https://www.tldm.org/news7/McCarrick.htm

Bishop Galeone: Can a Catholic politician be pro-choice?
https://www.tldm.org/News7/Galeone.htm

The consecrated hands of a priest
https://www.tldm.org/News7/ConsecratedHands.htm

Cardinal Ratzinger says that refusing Holy Communion to pro-abortion politicians is a "doctrine of the Church"
https://www.tldm.org/News7/Ratzinger3.htm

Pro-abortion Catholic politicians ignore U.S. bishops' warnings
https://www.tldm.org/News7/ignore.htm

At least 75 pro-abortion Catholic politicians still receiving Communion
https://www.tldm.org/News7/ignore.htm

Three Southern bishops ban Holy Communion to pro-abortion politicians
https://www.tldm.org/News7/SouthernBishopsBan.htm

Archbishop Burke says that Vatican letter on pro-abort politicians withheld from U.S. bishops
https://www.tldm.org/News7/Burke.htm

Bishop Gracida twelve-step program for dealing with pro-abortion "Catholics"
https://www.tldm.org/News7/Gracida.htm

Bishop Gracida: denying Holy Communion to a pro-abort politician, a case history
https://www.tldm.org/News7/Gracida3.htm

Vatican Cardinal ends debate: No Communion for pro-abortion politicians or Rainbow Sashers
https://www.tldm.org/News7/AbortionArinze.htm

Bishop Henry says he would refuse Prime Minister Holy Communion, would consider excommunication
https://www.tldm.org/News7/AbortionBishopHenry.htm

Catholic priest to withhold Communion from pro gay "marriage" politician
https://www.tldm.org/News7/homosexualityFatherLemire.htm

Outside Links…

Abortion:

The beginning of the end of abortion, WorldNetDaily, November 13, 2004
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41431

Sin to vote for pro-abortion politicians? Fr. Matthew Habiger
http://www.ewtn.com/library/ISSUES/SINTOVOT.HTM

2002 Canonical Petition to Excommunicate Culture of Death "Catholics"
http://www.cathfam.org/cfexcom/Excom.html

“Whoever is not with Me, is against Me,” Archbishop William Levada
http://www.ewtn.com/library/BISHOPS/LEVADA.HTM

Declaration on procured abortion (CDF, November 18, 1974)
http://www.ewtn.com/library/CURIA/CDFABORT.HTM

The Gospel of Life, Pope John Paul II, March 25, 1995
http://www.ewtn.com/library/ENCYC/JP2EVANG.HTM

Contraception:

Faithfulness to the Divine Plan in the Transmission of Life Pope John Paul II's General Audience (8 August 1984)

Humanae Vitae Pope Paul VI - Encyclical - On the Regulation of Births (25 July 1968)

Contraception Versus Abortion: A Comparison and Some Implications, By Msgr. Vincent Foy, PhD.

Contraception and Catholic Teaching, Donald DeMarco, Ph.D.

God and the Pill, Terence J. Hughes

Abortifacients, Charles M. Mangan

Contraception: Fatal to the Faith and to Eternal Life,  John A. Hardon, S.J.

Is Contraception Gravely Sinful Matter? by Fr Lino Ciccone CM (from L'Osservatore Romano, 4 December 1996)

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