Lawmaker Denied Communion After Voting for Pro-Abortion Bill

[Judi Lynn]

By Human Events Staff | July 20, 2021

A state senator in New Mexico was denied Holy Communion at his Catholic church because of his support for a pro-abortion bill.

“I was denied communion last night by the Catholic bishop here in Las Cruces and based on my political office. My new parish priest has indicated he will do the same after the last was run off. Please pray for church authorities as Catholicism transitions under Pope Francis,” Las Cruces state Sen. Joe Cervantes tweeted.

Cervantes was denied Communion because he voted in favor of a pro-abortion bill that was signed into law and repealed in a 1969 state law criminalizing abortions, Fox News reports.

“Since voting to eliminate an unconstitutional and never used New Mexico law, which would imprison women for abortion, some new clergy have decided I am unwelcome at their communion,” he said in a Monday statement. “While I ordinarily prefer to practice my faith privately with my family, I felt it necessary to address those who would politicize, and thereby belittle, the promise of the Eucharist.”

“I wanted to encourage values based on inclusivity, understanding, forgiveness and compassion, which are the core of Christ’s teachings,” the democrat lawmaker continued.

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https://humanevents.com/2021/07/20/lawmaker-denied-communion-after-voting-for-pro-abortion-bill/

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Remove tax exemption status from all churches immediately

[-misanthroptimist]

3. That. That right there.

[cutroot]

2. This is the same mindset that cheered on the Spanish Inquisition.

[lagomorph777]

4. What is the punishment for voting pro-gun, pro-war, anti-vax, anti-welfare?

[gopiscrap]

5. exactly

and you forgot voting pro death penalty and also what about those who are divorced and re-married?

[stillcool]

6. The Catholic Church needs to fail

they've done way more harm than good for all the years I've been on this planet. It's almost as though they're trying to become evangelistic-lite. Is that where the money is? They don't have far to go. Just pitch better propaganda from the pulpit.

[wryter2000]

7. I can't tell you how angry this stuff makes me

I'm an agnostic Episcopalian, and I love the solemnity and joy of taking the Eucharist. If one truly believes this is the way to eternal life with God (The agnostic part of me doesn't really buy that), how could you refuse it to someone? What part of "Judge not lest ye be judged" do they not understand? The Pope may be infallible sometimes (I really don't believe that), but no bishop or parish priest is. For all they know, they could refuse Jesus if he ever visited their parish. (I really, really don't think that will ever happen.)

One Sunday, I was sitting next to a lady who hadn't taken communion in decades because of her divorce and this narrow-mindedness. It took quite a bit of effort for me to convince her that in THIS church EVERYONE can take communion. After she did, she sat and shook next to me in the pew. What unbelievable cruelty.

I'm sure this gentleman will find a better Catholic church, or he's welcome to come be with us. We get a lot of Catholics because of the church's various perfidies.

[Maraya1969]

8. They should ask the female clergy to chime in on this........oh wait.

Never mind.

[Aristus]

9. That's "Democratic lawmaker", whichever journalistic hack cut and pasted this article together...