Detroit Catholic families plan prayer vigil over no-communion stance

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9. That's because at the end of the day, it's a matter of personal conscience.

I don't know where the Church ever got the idea that it was the arbiter/gatekeeper of God's grace.

Seems to me Christ welcomed ALL who came to Him.

I always love it when some holier-than-thou Catholics sit in judgment of those they see in the communion line, be it Joe Biden or some Joe Schmo who they think doesn't deserve the sacrament because of whatever perceived sin. But just how do they know the state of another person's soul? And isn't that judgment a sin in and of itself? Just askin'.

I salute those Catholics in the story for even setting foot in the church to begin with. The Church has made it abundantly clear that it does not welcome people like my son. Therefore, it does not welcome me.