Archbishop Cupich lays out pathway for gay couples to receive Communion at Vatican press scrum

[Dawn Marie]

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ROME, October 16, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) -- Archbishop Blase Cupich of Chicago  — who is participating in the Synod of the Family at Pope Francis’ personal invitation —  said at a press scrum in the Vatican press office this afternoon that the conscience is "inviolable" and that he believes divorced and remarried couples could be permitted to receive the sacraments, if they have "come to a decision" to do so "in good conscience" - theological reasoning that he indicated in response to a follow-up question would also apply to gay couples.

During the lengthy press briefing, the archbishop also spoke approvingly of the so-called "Kasper Proposal," which would permit divorced and remarried Catholics to receive Communion in some cases. Cupich explained that he had distributed Cardinal Walter Kasper's book, The Gospel of the Family, in which the cardinal had laid out this proposal, to all of the priests in his diocese.

“In Chicago I visit regularly with people who feel marginalized: the elderly, the divorced and remarried, gay and lesbian individuals and also couples. I think that we really need to get to know what their life is like if we’re going to accompany them,” he said.

When asked to give a concrete example of how he would accompany the divorced and remarried in their desire to receive the sacraments, Cupich replied: “If people come to a decision in good conscience then our job is to help them move forward and to respect that. The conscience is inviolable and we have to respect that when they make decisions, and I’ve always done that.”

When asked by LifeSiteNews if the notion of accompanying people to "the Sacrament" who had a clear indication of conscience to do so also applied to gay couples in the Church, Cupich indicated an affirmative answer.

“I think that gay people are human beings too and they have a conscience. And my role as a pastor is to help them to discern what the will of God is by looking at the objective moral teaching of the Church and yet, at the same time, helping them through a period of discernment to understand what God is calling them to at that point,” he said. “It’s for everybody. I think that we have to make sure that we don’t pigeonhole one group as though they are not part of the human family, as though there’s a different set of rules for them. That would be a big mistake.”

[Alley]

So everything is based on "their conscience" and not the teachings of the Catholic Church.

The new Job of Priests is to make everyone Feel Good about their decisions and consciences.

It is no longer their Job to help everyone to get to Heaven. 

[bernadette szczepkowski]

He has a poor track record from his previous diocese! Even tho I belong to Our Lady Immaculate Church/ priory in Oak Park, am still in Chicago Archdiocese. What a shame for Catholics in Chicago to have this modernist CEO type of bishop to turn to.

He may even do damage to those parishes that offer the Latin Mass! Who knows what he will do to the SSPX. Would that we had another holy Cardinal Stritch, RIP.

[Dawn Marie]

Well Bernadette this same man says that the Crusaders of the Immaculate Heart are a schismatic group to be avoided.  When I found this out back in July I was doing the happy dance!  If he says we are schismatics than I take that as a badge of honor considering the source :)  His reasoning btw...our adherence to ABL 1974 Declaration.

[Michael]

For someone like him to say such a thing is a badge of honor.

[Dawn Marie]

I thought so :)

btw if you can tomorrow I need to give you a call.  Let me know if that's o.k.

Michael said:

For someone like him to say such a thing is a badge of honor.

[Judy Muller]

Which Church do they belong too.......definitely not the one Holy and Apostolic Church...... for if they did we would not hear such garbage coming out of their mouths...............LORD HAVE MERCY.

[David Kaftal]

What about those poor serial killers who have come to a decision that they are kidnapping and torturing people to death in good conscience? Surely they must feel especially marginalized. No doubt these rules would apply to them too. And of course, they wouldn't even have to stop murdering people to be able to receive Communion!

[David Kaftal]

Saint Paul makes it crystal clear:

1 Corinthians 11:27-29 Therefore whosoever shall eat this bread, or drink the chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and of the blood of the Lord.  But let a man prove himself: and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of the chalice. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not discerning the body of the Lord.