Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois has issued an official decree declaring that any Catholic politician who voted for a pair of radical pro-abortion laws recently passed in the state must refrain from receiving Communion until they have been reconciled with Christ and the Church.
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Bishop Bars Catholic Senator from Communion
In response to the fourteen Catholic senators who voted against a bill that would have prohibited abortions at the point when an unborn child can feel pain, Bishop Thomas Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield has barred Senator Richard Durbin from receiving Communion in his diocese.
Bishop Paprocki Boldly Rebuts His Detractors
Ever since he issued internal communication to the clergy and staff of the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois on same-sex marriage and related pastoral issues, Bishop Thomas Paprocki has been under fire for allegedly attacking the LGBT population; however, he’s not about to give in to LGBT bullies and their allies and has published a brilliant defense of the Church’s teaching upon which it was based.
Springfield Bishop Refuses to Cave to Homosexual Activists
Bishop Thomas Paprocki, head of the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois, refused to allow a silent protest by same-sex marriage advocates to take place in his cathedral.
Bishop Confronts “Catholic” Governor for Approving Civil Unions
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois is taking on the state’s “Catholic” governor who claimed his faith is what led him to support a bill legalizing same-sex civil unions.
Bishop: Potter Promotes Dabbling in the Occult
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The latest movie in the Harry Potter series opened this weekend and sparked a new rash of warnings about how Potter and other occult fiction films and books encourage children to dabble in the occult.
Theologian Mocks Upcoming USCCB Conference on Exorcism
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A well-known dissenting theologian is mocking plans by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to sponsor a special conference on the Liturgical and Pastoral Practice of Exorcism in Baltimore this November just before the bishops’ semiannual meeting.
