Post by Pacelli on Nov 16, 2016 22:08:36 GMT -5
The following is taken from the larger tract, The Great Excommunicator, by Rev. Cekada. The tract was written to expose the abuse of law by SSPV priests who deny Holy Communion to Catholics who also attend masses said by priests whose orders derive from the late Archbishop Thuc. The principles expounded in this segment, however, could apply to many other instances of the unlawful denial of Holy Communion in violation of Canon Law. Full article found HERE
The Right to Receive Communion
QUESTION: Is SSPV permitted by church law to refuse Communion to my parishioners?
I. You have a right to Communion unless forbidden by law.
Church Law: Every baptized person not forbidden by law may and must be admitted to Holy Communion. CANON 853, DOC 1.
Explanation: Every baptized person is by divine right entitled to receive Holy Communion, because baptism bestowed this right upon him�
All are called by Christ to His banquet, and therefore the priests are in duty bound to offer every opportunity to the faithful for receiving Communion and to lay aside unreasonable and Jansenistic scruples. CANONIST C. Augustine, Commentary on the New Code of Canon Law, 1921, 4:225, DOC 1
Application: my parishioners may and must be admitted to Communion, unless they are forbidden by law.
The law quoted favors their right to receive, unless otherwise proven, and this right is one of divine law.
An SSPV priest in turn, is in duty bound to give them Communion.
If he intends to refuse them Communion, he must demonstrate that some church law forbids them to receive.
The burden of proving the unworthiness of my parishioners falls on SSPV.
II. The law bars the publicly unworthy from Communion.
Church Law: The Holy Eucharist may not be given to such as are publicly unworthy, e.g., the excommunicated, interdicted and notoriously infamous, unless they have given signs of repentance and amendment and have repaired the scandal publicly given. CANON 855.1, DOC 2.
Application: An SSPV priest must demonstrate that my parishioners are publicly unworthy.
This he may do by demonstrating that they are excommunicated, interdicted, or notoriously infamous, or that they fall into some other category that the law says renders them publicly unworthy.
III. Are my parishioners publicly unworthy under church law due to:
A. Excommunication?
Church Law: The 1917 Code of Canon Law lists 44 offenses for which Catholics incur automatic excommunication. See list, CANONIST Ayrinhac, Penal Legislation in the New Code of Canon Law, 1936, 326-329, DOC 3.
Application: SSPV must identify specifically:
(1) Which of the 44 offenses my parishioners committed.
(2) When and how they committed it.
B. Interdict?
Church Law: The 1917 Code of Canon Law lists 4 offenses for which Catholics incur automatic interdict. See Ayrinhac, 329-30, DOC 3.
Application: SSPV must identify specifically:
(1) Which of the 4 offenses my parishioners committed.
(2) When and how they committed it.
C. Notorious Infamy?
Church Law: The 1917 Code of Canon Law lists 7 offenses for which Catholics incur automatic infamy of law. CANONIST Ayrinhac, 121, DOC 4. N.b., infamy of fact can only be declared by their diocesan bishop.
Application: SSPV must identify specifically:
(1) Which of the 7 offenses my parishioners committed.
(2) When and how they committed it.
D. Another church law?
Church Law: I am not aware of such a law.
Application: If an SSPV priest maintains that some other such law applies, he must identify specifically:
(1) The date the law was promulgated.
(2) The paragraphs setting defining the offense and imposing the prohibition of communion.
(3) When and how my parishioners committed the offense.
E. Being Public and Notorious Sinners?
Church Law: Public and notorious sinners must not be admitted to Holy Communion
These are defined as sinners who (a) if they have been declared such by an ecclesiastical judge, or if they have (b) publicly confessed their crimes, or as we say, pleaded guilty,�
or (c) if they have committed in word or deed a crime that still lasts and is known to the public as not atoned for and therefore is a source of scandal. POPE Benedict XIV, in Augustine, DOC 2.
Application: SSPV must identify specifically:
(1) The species of the sin my parishioners committed.
(2) When and how they committed it.
(3) How it lasts and is still known to the public.
IV. Summary and Conclusion:
Every baptized person not forbidden by law may and must be admitted to Holy Communion.
My parishioners must be admitted unless forbidden by law.
Church law favors their right to receive.
If SSPV intends to refuse them, it must prove that some church law forbids them to receive.
Church law bars the publicly unworthy from Communion.
One becomes publicly unworthy under the law through:
(1) Excommunication.
(2) Interdict.
(3) Notorious Infamy.
(4) An offense against some other law resulting in prohibition of Communion.
(5) Being a public and notorious sinner.
Church law sets forth in detail how each of these is incurred.
An SSPV priest who intends to refuse communion to my parishioners, must specify:
(1) The offense committed.
(2) The law it violated.
(3) When it was committed.
No SSPV priest has ever done so, despite my repeated public requests.
SSPV cannot do so.
The conclusion is clear: SSPV is not permitted by church law to refuse communion to my parishioners.
Accordingly, its members are obliged by Canon 853 to give my parishioners Communion.
We now pass on to various charges and objections.
The Right to Receive Communion
QUESTION: Is SSPV permitted by church law to refuse Communion to my parishioners?
I. You have a right to Communion unless forbidden by law.
Church Law: Every baptized person not forbidden by law may and must be admitted to Holy Communion. CANON 853, DOC 1.
Explanation: Every baptized person is by divine right entitled to receive Holy Communion, because baptism bestowed this right upon him�
All are called by Christ to His banquet, and therefore the priests are in duty bound to offer every opportunity to the faithful for receiving Communion and to lay aside unreasonable and Jansenistic scruples. CANONIST C. Augustine, Commentary on the New Code of Canon Law, 1921, 4:225, DOC 1
Application: my parishioners may and must be admitted to Communion, unless they are forbidden by law.
The law quoted favors their right to receive, unless otherwise proven, and this right is one of divine law.
An SSPV priest in turn, is in duty bound to give them Communion.
If he intends to refuse them Communion, he must demonstrate that some church law forbids them to receive.
The burden of proving the unworthiness of my parishioners falls on SSPV.
II. The law bars the publicly unworthy from Communion.
Church Law: The Holy Eucharist may not be given to such as are publicly unworthy, e.g., the excommunicated, interdicted and notoriously infamous, unless they have given signs of repentance and amendment and have repaired the scandal publicly given. CANON 855.1, DOC 2.
Application: An SSPV priest must demonstrate that my parishioners are publicly unworthy.
This he may do by demonstrating that they are excommunicated, interdicted, or notoriously infamous, or that they fall into some other category that the law says renders them publicly unworthy.
III. Are my parishioners publicly unworthy under church law due to:
A. Excommunication?
Church Law: The 1917 Code of Canon Law lists 44 offenses for which Catholics incur automatic excommunication. See list, CANONIST Ayrinhac, Penal Legislation in the New Code of Canon Law, 1936, 326-329, DOC 3.
Application: SSPV must identify specifically:
(1) Which of the 44 offenses my parishioners committed.
(2) When and how they committed it.
B. Interdict?
Church Law: The 1917 Code of Canon Law lists 4 offenses for which Catholics incur automatic interdict. See Ayrinhac, 329-30, DOC 3.
Application: SSPV must identify specifically:
(1) Which of the 4 offenses my parishioners committed.
(2) When and how they committed it.
C. Notorious Infamy?
Church Law: The 1917 Code of Canon Law lists 7 offenses for which Catholics incur automatic infamy of law. CANONIST Ayrinhac, 121, DOC 4. N.b., infamy of fact can only be declared by their diocesan bishop.
Application: SSPV must identify specifically:
(1) Which of the 7 offenses my parishioners committed.
(2) When and how they committed it.
D. Another church law?
Church Law: I am not aware of such a law.
Application: If an SSPV priest maintains that some other such law applies, he must identify specifically:
(1) The date the law was promulgated.
(2) The paragraphs setting defining the offense and imposing the prohibition of communion.
(3) When and how my parishioners committed the offense.
E. Being Public and Notorious Sinners?
Church Law: Public and notorious sinners must not be admitted to Holy Communion
These are defined as sinners who (a) if they have been declared such by an ecclesiastical judge, or if they have (b) publicly confessed their crimes, or as we say, pleaded guilty,�
or (c) if they have committed in word or deed a crime that still lasts and is known to the public as not atoned for and therefore is a source of scandal. POPE Benedict XIV, in Augustine, DOC 2.
Application: SSPV must identify specifically:
(1) The species of the sin my parishioners committed.
(2) When and how they committed it.
(3) How it lasts and is still known to the public.
IV. Summary and Conclusion:
Every baptized person not forbidden by law may and must be admitted to Holy Communion.
My parishioners must be admitted unless forbidden by law.
Church law favors their right to receive.
If SSPV intends to refuse them, it must prove that some church law forbids them to receive.
Church law bars the publicly unworthy from Communion.
One becomes publicly unworthy under the law through:
(1) Excommunication.
(2) Interdict.
(3) Notorious Infamy.
(4) An offense against some other law resulting in prohibition of Communion.
(5) Being a public and notorious sinner.
Church law sets forth in detail how each of these is incurred.
An SSPV priest who intends to refuse communion to my parishioners, must specify:
(1) The offense committed.
(2) The law it violated.
(3) When it was committed.
No SSPV priest has ever done so, despite my repeated public requests.
SSPV cannot do so.
The conclusion is clear: SSPV is not permitted by church law to refuse communion to my parishioners.
Accordingly, its members are obliged by Canon 853 to give my parishioners Communion.
We now pass on to various charges and objections.