Cardinal: Pope's Failure to Transmit Faith Clearly Hints at Apostasy
In a forceful commentary on Pope Francis' decision to not give the German bishops clear guidance on whether Protestants married to Catholics may receive Holy Communion at Mass -- intercommunion -- in some cases, Cardinal William Eijk of the Netherlands said this was "completely incomprehemsible" and reminded him of the Church's teaching about its "ultimate trial" and "the price of apostasy from the truth."
As the cardinal explained, in recent weeks a large majority of the German bishops voted to allow the Protestant spouses of Catholics to, under certain circumstances, receive Holy Communion at a Catholic Mass. This could occur if the Protestant discerned his (or her) situation with a priest and affirmed the Catholic faith.
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