Comments on: Damned if he does or doesn’t; Stephen Harper at Romeo LeBlanc’s funeral mass

By: Sean Bell

Sean Bell — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:49:51 +0000

The Priest who is running the Eucharist is actually able to include/exclude anyone that he wants.

I was recently ordained as a Pastor in the ELCIC (Lutheran) and the local Roman Catholic and Anglican Priest attended the service and participated. There are the official rules that might make this sticky, and then there is reality and the ways that these things play out in small town Alberta.

As one who offers communion, I would hope that all people felt welcomed to come forward as the table belongs not to any one person, but to all people. And the bread and wine is for all, not just people who qualify. (Having said this, I realize that some traditions think it ‘damaging’ to people who aren’t ‘prepared’ for the ‘free’ gift so be cautious approaching strange church tables).

I think it’s awesome that Mr. Harper took the Eucharist – how are we going to get Catholics and Protestants and all others to live in peace if we can’t even eat together?

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Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:51:28 +0000

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By: Kate

Kate — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:13:59 +0000

Even I, a heathen atheist, knows that if you are not catholic you are not even supposed to go up to receive the host, as you are not allowed, as a non-catholic, to receive the sacrament.

As much as I am a part of the “It’s just a cracker” camp, it doesn’t mean that I would walk into the church of a faith that is not mine without first taking the time to LEARN A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT IS THE ACCEPTED AND POLITE THING TO DO!

I mean, really…. USE GOOGLE, Mr. Prime Minister, and next time you won’t come off as an uneducated boob.

Well, okay, you’ll still appear as an uneducated boob, but you’ll be far less likely to insult the very people you expect to vote for you.

By: Bene D

Bene D — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:21:49 +0000

The ‘copy right claim’ by the CBC is a bit much given the footage is CPAC video and other copies remain online.

Why?

a) thin skin
b) getting leaned on

Who?
The Roman Catholic Church, The PMO?

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Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:43:57 +0000

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By: youthful

youthful — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:29:51 +0000

When the late (Great) John Paul II was in Toronto 7 years ago for World Youth Day, there were a lot of non-Roman Catholics, including Ecumenical Visitors, and non-Christians, who took part in the Papal Mass, including some politicians….
This is mere political mudslinging; I wonder how Ratzenberger (aka Pope Benedict) will receive Harper this weekend at the Vatican?