On EWTN: Cardinal Burke Explains Reasons to Deny Communion

Dear Faithful Catholic Action Supporters,

For those of you who may not have watched “The World Over” program on EWTN last night, host Raymond Arroyo conducted a powerful interview with our patron, His Eminence, Raymond Cardinal Burke on the issue of Holy Communion. 

In the wide-ranging interview, Cardinal Burke primarily addressed the critical issues regarding canon 915 of canon law that motivated his recent book, Respecting the Body and Blood of the Lord (published by Sophia Institute Press in April). 

Among other things, the book touches on the thorny issue of denying Holy Communion to public figures who publicly mock fundamental Church teachings both in their policies and in their scandalous lives. 

Catholic Action supporters will remember our Ash Wednesday campaign this year to get the clerical version of this book into the hands of all 41,000 bishops, priests, and deacons in the United States. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, that campaign was wildly successful in raising consciousness among the clergy of the issue that confronts our Church on a regular basis.

Respecting the Body and Blood of the Lord is a lay version of the same book and was co-authored by Catholic Action President, Thomas McKenna, who added practical commentaries at the end of each of the eleven chapters. 

If you didn’t see the half-hour interview or if you’d like to see it again, the button below is a link to this email which takes you right to the video. 

One final item of note: on Monday of next week (June 12th) Catholic Action will issue a major statement on another critical issue of our day. Stay tuned!

Sincerely yours in Christ, 

Thomas J. McKenna

Founder and President 

Catholic Action For Faith And Family
http://www.catholicaction.org/