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Priest Accused of ‘Intimidating Behavior’ & Placed on Leave After Refusing Communion to Lesbian

Rev. Marcel Guarnizo Placed on Leave Following Communion Flap

Rev. Marcel Guarnizo

A Catholic priest in the Washington, D.C. area has ignited controversy over the past month after he reportedly refused to grant communion to a lesbian woman at her mother’s funeral.

As The Blaze has reported, the woman, Barbara Johnson, has publicly called for the Rev. Marcel Guarnizo of St. John Neumann Catholic Church to be removed. Now, following these pleas and the national outrage that followed, he has officially been placed on leave.

(Related: Lesbian Wants Priest Removed After She Was Denied Communion at Her Mother’s Funeral)

While specific details aren’t yet available regarding why the Washington archdiocese made the decision to impose the harsh penalty, a letter that is dated March 9 and that addresses the issue has been uncovered by the Washington Post. In it, Bishop Barry Knestout, the leader of Washington D.C. and Maryland area churches, told other local priests that the punishment came as a result of Guarnizo “engaging in intimidating behavior toward parish staff and others that is incompatible with proper priestly ministry.”

The entire letter reads:

I write to inform you that effective today, Father Marcel Guarnizo’s assignment at St. John Neumann Parish is withdrawn and he has been placed on administrative leave with his priestly faculties removed until such time as an inquiry into his actions at the parish is completed.

This action was taken after I received credible allegations that Father Guarnizo has engaged in intimidating behavior toward parish staff and others that is incompatible with proper priestly ministry.

Given the grave nature of these allegations, and in light of the confusion in the parish and the concerns expressed by parishioners, Father Guarnizo is prohibited from exercising any priestly ministry in the Archdiocese of Washington until all matters can be appropriately resolved, with the hope that he might return to priestly ministry.

Sincerely in Christ
Most Reverend Barry C. Knestout
Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia

Despite these words — which don’t mention the communion incident — many are assuming that the removal is related to the priest’s interaction with Johnson. Rev. Thomas LaHood, who is the pastor at St. John Neumann, denied this over the weekend, though. According to the Post, LaHood echoed the letter over the weekend and said that the removal has to do with “actions over the past week or two.”

“As we know there’s been disagreement within the parish over how and to whom Communion is distributed. From my perspective this disagreement and related emotions flow from love. Love for Christ, really and truly present in the Eucharist,” LaHood said during Sunday mass. “However, how we live out this love is important. The Scriptures tell us that we are known above all by how we love…I realize this letter is hard to hear. Please keep mind that this is a first personnel issue, dealing with issues of ministry in the church. Father Guarnizo will have every opportunity to present his position.”

Rev. Marcel Guarnizo Placed on Leave Following Communion Flap

Barbara Johnson (Image Credit: WUSA9)

Johnson, like Guarnizo, has been relatively quiet over the past few days in regards to addressing the incident.

“We are hopeful that Bishop Knestout’s decision will ensure that no others will have to undergo the traumatic experiences brought upon our family,” Johnson and here family said in a written statement responding to the disciplinary actions taken against the priest. “We urge all Catholics to put aside political points of view, and pray that our Church will remain in Christ’s love.”

Here’s what The Blaze originally reported about the incident:

Johnson, a lesbian, was joined at the church by her partner to celebrate her mother’s life. Just before the service, Guarnizo apparently learned about her sexuality and relationship. Then, during the service, when Johnson stood up to receive communion, the priest openly denied her.

“He put his hand over the body of Christ and looked at me and said, ‘I can’t give you Communion because you live with a woman, and in the eyes of the church, that is a sin,’” she explained following the incident.

Some bloggers, like Thomas Peters if CatholicVote.org, have railed against Johnson, pointing to a paper that appears to be published under her name. In it, she admits to being a Buddhist. Below, see a screen shot from the document, entitled, “Coming Out in the Heteronormative and Homophobic World of Education“:

Rev. Marcel Guarnizo Placed on Leave Following Communion Flap

Peters, among others, has dismissed Johnson’s communion concerns, going on to highlight her activism as a case behind her outrage with Guarnizo’s actions. Peters writes:

What’s that? Johnson is a self-professed Buddhist? No wonder she describes herself as a “student of … Buddhist philosophy” on her website.

So what was she doing presenting herself for Communion at her mother’s funeral if she apostatized? Why has she failed to mention this important fact in all of her appearances on the media?

Could it be, quite simply, because she herself has a political agenda? [...]

…I’m sick and tired of the media playing along with these agenda-driven personal stories while exercising zero vetting because they coincide with the media’s agenda.

Peters’ point is that Johnson, a Buddhist, shouldn‘t be too concerned over the priest’s refusal to give her communion. This, of course, depends on Johnson and her devotion — or lack thereof — to the Catholic faith. In the end, these details can only be speculated about. While critics would dismiss her claims, proponents, of course, would say that the priest’s act was discriminatory.

(H/T: Washington Post)

Comments (178)

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  • bigspike
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:54am

    so now the Catholic Church is required to give Communion to Buddhists? i doubt ‘her mother’s dignity’ was uppermost in her priorities; making a political point was her only priority

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    • JRook
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 12:10pm

      Seems this Priest like many evangelicals forget about how Jesus treated the woman at the well and Mary Magdalene. The current tendency to categorize and weight different sins is one of the great rationalizations of our time. Most people would do better if they skipped the selective reading and interpretation of the bible and committed themselves to ACTUALLY following the Golden Rule.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 12:41pm

      JROOK
      Communion is shared by those who profess belief among people who have similar values.

      Her values are nowhere near those of the Catholic congregation. Most Catholics don’t profess a belief in Buddhism.

      I went to a church & I don‘t believe they gave communion to kids who hadn’t gone through confirmation. I didn’t like it. But we are free. A person is free to join another denomination or congregation.

      Trying to join a congregation & force it to change is hideous.

      There is no reason why the several million can form their own church, ordain their own priests & join their members in marriage. For some reason they refuse. Why?

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 12:45pm

      JROOK

      It never occurred to me to demand communion for my Buddhist spouse.

      Does that mean I can go to any church & DEMAND that my spouse be given communion?

      Maybe most of us aren’t proposing to get people accept all the myriad LGBT lifestyles. As such we would never DEMAND that a church give communion.

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    • SquidVetOhio
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 1:04pm

      JROOK,
      You do not know of what you speak. The woman at the well has 0 to do with this story. The major lesson of that story was God’s grace not only to the Jews but, to the hated Samaritans also. It is commanded by the Apostle Paul who speaking on Gods behalf, told the church and belivers to only come to the Lords table if they were believers that are not invovlved in sin or else when they eat, they take upon themselves God’s judgment.

      “Whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body” (I Corinthians 11:27-29).

      I’m a Baptist and have a laundry lists of problems with catholic doctrine but they are right on this one. I find myself defending catholics alot lately. If these huminists take them down, they will come for the rest of us next.

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    • RonmeyPaulBotsrOdd
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 1:28pm

      Not to mention…it would have been a sin for the priest to knowingly give her communion. Even a fallen priest deserves great respect as leaders of Christian faith are tempted/harassed by demons a thousand times more than the rest of us. I hope he continues to follow what he knows to be true…and if they cannot give him a home, I know there is a resurgence of bishops from the conservative right that will take this great priest.

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    • FrankJHornik
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 1:31pm

      Actually the Catholic Church should not deny communion to anyone. The Bible puts the burden of improper partaking on the receiver. In 1 Corinthians 11:27-30 ” Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the LORD in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the LORD. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the LORD’s body. For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep.”

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    • Soularcher
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 1:38pm

      @ JRook
      Communion is held for believers, not non believers. The priest was following the tenets of his faith. I suppose the rights and beliefs of others are only sacred when they are applied to non christians.

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    • TH30PH1LUS
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 1:50pm

      On the video one of the reporters says: “the priest did refused her communion because she was living with a woman.” More accurately – because she was having sexual relations with another woman in a lesbian relationship, which is prohibited by Scriptures.

      Anyone else tired of the entitlement mentality taking over our society?

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    • SquidVetOhio
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 1:58pm

      @FrankJHornik

      You are wrong sir.

      1 Jude 4
      For there are certain men crept in unawares , who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

      Act 20:29-31

      29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
      30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
      31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.

      The church is commanded to keep the wolves away from the sheep.

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    • Rowgue
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 2:10pm

      @FRANK

      I’m an atheist myself, but if you actually believe in these things then it seems like it would be an extremely un-christian action to knowingly allow someone to damn themselves for no reason other than that they’re ignorant. Not to mention the catholic church has tenants that specifically say only catholics actively in communion with the church and the pope are allowed to partake of communion. They don’t even allow non catholic christians to take their communion, the rules are very clear.

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    • NoFameLost
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 2:47pm

      As a Messianic Jew, I would never expect to be administered communion at a Roman Catholic Church. I am not a member, so I cannot participate. That is a part of their beliefs. If, as a believer in Christ, I would not be administerd the Host, why would a lesbian Bhuddist?

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    • rwinger261
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 2:55pm

      What is this woman at the well nonsense? That has nothing to do whatsoever with communion. Only active members of a a church in good standing are permitted to take the communion, at least that is how it should be. If the woman at the well repented, either left or married the man she was living with, she would gladly be accepted at the Lord’s table. If not, it is nothing but a farce. Check out I Corinthians 11, where one is taught to approach communion carefully with much self examination, lest you bring judgment on yourself. Those living in open sin are denied communion until they repent, that plain and simple.

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    • old white guy
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 3:05pm

      jeez, i guess the priest must have read his bible. perverts and divients don`t get communion.

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    • hoopsgulch
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 3:20pm

      I would like a Bar Mitzvah. Granted I am Christian, do not wish to convert to Judaism, do not understand the meaning of the ceremony and will not agree to study the Torah in any way shape or form but my desire for this religious ceremony is quite strong. To deny me this right would be malicious and discriminatory.

      All are invited. Thank you in advance for your generous gift checks.

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    • pavepaws
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 3:29pm

      Guarnizo is correct in his response. Johnson is a shill to push an issue.

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    • 4truth2all
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 4:17pm

      So, let’s see …a man of God is disciplined for doing what a man of God is supposed to do …
      sounds like another truth of scripture … and some say you can’t trust it!

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    • DamocleAurelius
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 5:26pm

      JROOK

      I seem to remember that Jesus told the woman to “go thy way, and sin no more”.

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    • mycomet123
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 6:02pm

      Communion in the Catholic Church is the Eucharist. The Eucharist is the body,blood,soul, & divinity of Jesus. The priest was right not to give her communion. He would be committing a grave sin himself if he gave it to her. Unfortunately taking a public stand is costing him dearly. It’s a shame that no one inside the Catholic Church seems to be supporting him publically for doing exactly what he was taught to do in seminary!.SAD!

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    • JohnnyMidknight
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 6:26pm

      @ JRook

      As other said, Communion is for the believers of the faith, not a self professed Buddhist. I was born and raised in the Catholic Church. I converted to Judaism when I was 16 and had questions in my faith the Church was unable to answer. I got tired of the “It’s a mystery” blanket answer. Religion is not about blind faith, it is about a relationship with God. I found many answers to my questions when I studied the roots of my faith (Judaism). For that reason, and that reason alone I converted. I still have too many questions (most around Constantine and the First Council of Nicaea) to commit to a Christian church.

      I sometimes will attend mass with my father and listen to the word and the homily, but I never ever stand in the line for Communion nor do I go to Reconciliation. As a questioner, I have no rights to demand equal treatment. That right is reserved for the faithful. It is even withheld from those who conducted certain sins until Reconciliation has been received and the penance performed.

      I am sure the Bishop never even checked on this before reprimanding the priest.

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    • Faith1029
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 7:57pm

      Wow. Political correctness has now crept in and taken precedence over the Bible in the Catholic church. You either believe the Bible and abide by what it says, or suffer the consequences.

      1 Cor. 11:26-29, “For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes. 27 Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 FOR HE WHO EATS AND DRINKS, EATS AND DRINKS JUDGEMENT TO HIMSELF, IF HE DOES NOT JUDGE THE BODY RIGHTLY.

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    • Long Island Blazer
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:07pm

      The woman at the well admitted her sin of living with a man that wasn’t her husband. Jesus pointed out her sin and she admitted it. Turning from her sin she received forgiveness. Another woman caught in the act of adultery was told to go and sin no more.

      Quoting the Bible out of context doesn’t lead to a better understanding of the truth.

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    • do_it_all_again
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:45pm

      i believe the Rev. was right, the bible says for us to take communion worthily,,
      and if your living a life that God has defined as an abomination,,without repenting.
      then your not taking communion worthily.
      The Rev. should be reinstated

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    • pallyden
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:51pm

      She is a BUDDHIST, she Left the Catholic Church. She is NOT entitled to the Holy Eucharist. This is not a Protestant Communion service with an oyster ******* & grape juice. THIS THE BODY OF CHRIST!
      If she decided to go to confession, repent, and rejoin the Church, they she would have expected to take Communion. Since she didn’t she should have expected what happened. She is wrong & should beg the Priest’s pardon, but since she won’t, she should carry long john or extra water, don’t know which she will need, but I suspect Satan has a warm spot in his/her heart for her already.

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    • Candertwin
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:52pm

      Catholic priests are persecuted everywhere because of political agendas. It really is a tragedy of our society and our culture. Pray for all those who are persecuted, for they often feel alone.

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    • Bro. Chuck
      Posted on March 14, 2012 at 2:23pm

      If the Priest let her take of the Sacrament, he would have been remiss for letting her condemn herself to hell by not pointing out her need for “self-examination”……

      Bro. (Fr.) Guarnizo….

      Be Bless’d for standing up and doing what was right in The Spirit, sir!

      I may have issue with the “church”, but I will still give you encouragement in your conviction, brother.

      Putting all “doctrinal issues” aside then, we should keep Bro. Guarnizo in our prayers….

      Adonai,
      we lift up our brother to you in our prayers and thoughts….
      he has done rightly in his action -

      May those who try to pervert Your Truth…
      that assume upon Your Grace & Mercy for their own purposes -
      justifying their actions against you,
      while heaping coals upon their own heads,
      to advance their own agendas…..
      and
      (whether knowingly or unknowingly)
      bring confusion, and derision to that which is Holy……
      May You deal with them according to Your Will, Lord.

      They mock You, Lord….
      and our brother Guarnizo stood firm.

      Bless, him, Father….
      hold him in Your Hand and protect him from the assault which will march forth….
      Open his eyes and his heart to Your Ruach HaKodesh….
      give him Your Wisdom & Understanding so that he may resist the slings & arrows already launched & on their way….

      Father, in Yeshuah’s Precious Name, we humbly ask …..
      Amen, and Amen….

      Be Bless’d Brother……

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  • TheLordReigns
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:53am

    27Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. 28A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. 29For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself. 30That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. 31But if we judged ourselves, we would not come under judgment. 32When we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world. 33So then, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for each other. 34If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you meet together it may not result in judgment. And when I come I will give further directions.” (1 Corinthians 11:27-34

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  • ENTP
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:53am

    pretty sure there will be “set up” after “set up” …. meanwhile, I’m just sitting here watching the wheels go round & round….

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  • Dscriptboy
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:51am

    Rev. Marcel Guarnizo of St. John Neumann Catholic Church :

    “May the LORD bless you and keep you, may the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious unto you.”

    Barbara Johnson :

    “Repent, for the DAY OF THE LORD is at hand.”

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  • SoupSandwich
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:42am

    Why do the LGBLT get to bully? Where is that little guy with the commercial/adverts on bullying? In retrospect, never thought I would get to see a man of faith bullied by a budihst bull **** and villified in the “media” for his principle. Wow.

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    • taliesin319
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 8:07pm

      Thats because it would appear that the the Progressives who issue all the various cards, viz., Race,
      Sexual Orientation, Religion, ( 1st place – muslim- 2nd – Aethiest – 3rd place, everybody else except
      Christians of any denomination who need not apply ) is the best way to silence dissent. Right now the very best card to own is the LGBTQ card. One stamp of a tiny foot guarantees instant gratification. They might learn a great deal from holders of other cards. For example the Race card ( black ) once sent folks into paroxisms of anxiety. God forbid they think I’m a racist and bigot.
      They used it so often and so unfairly that flipping it now only elicits a yawn. If you wish to be gay
      no one stops you. That priest didn’t even get as much as a kangaroo court. One word from
      the Buddist Lesbian was enough to send a Cardinal Prince of the RomanCatholic Church scurrying
      off to the media to apologize for this Priest doing prescisely what the teaching of the Roman Catholic
      Church teaches. Maybe the Pope should require all members of the Hierarchy on their 5 year ad limine visits to display via a written or oral examination their knowlege of the Magisterium. In case
      you are wondering, no person can hold two cards. You have to turn one in to be issued a different
      one.

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  • MooseyStuff
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:41am

    I’ll quote from the new kids movie, ‘The Lorax’, “That’s a Woman!?”

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    • chuckevans000
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 10:43am

      Looks like Pat from Saturday Night Live. Did they ever determine if Pat was a man or a woman?

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  • Senior Viking
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:38am

    I can see why she’s a lesbian.

    We have your spritual back, Father.

    God’s blessing and anointing on you.
    These trials are just part of the “falling away” and the apostasy called for in the end times.

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  • cliffattheblaze
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:38am

    This case just gets better and better, doesn’t it.

    Barbara Johnson, who has apparently rejected the teachings Catholic faith completely, looked at her mother’s funeral as an opportunity to make a political point. She knew that she should be denied communion by any but the most liberal priests if the priest knew she was a practicing lesbian, and she made sure that he knew by presenting her “lover” before the service. So, then she is “shocked” when she is denied communion?

    Ok, now we know that she has also rejected the teachings of the Catholic Church in that she’s a Buddhist? This was a setup from the getgo and she’s playing the “victim” role to the hilt.

    As far as the Bishop Barry Knestout, there were two basic things he could do. 1) Stand behind his priest even though he doesn’t know enough about what happened to know what to do. Many bishops would have done it this way. Because they support their priests almost without question. This has led to some of the moving priests around who molested young men. or 2) Suspend his priest while he conducts his investigation. This kind of throws Fr. Marcel Guarnizo under the bus but keeps the Bishop from looking like he’s doing nothing. It is the best way to protect his diocese from allogations that a priest is abusive in any way.

    Personally, I hate the fact that someone would conduct an attact on the Church during their mother’s funeral, but I cannot blame the Bishop for suspending his priest pendin

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    • sbmmomma
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 1:16pm

      good one. I agree

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    • Catherine A.
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 5:37pm

      Here’s a better response: handle it the way most good administrators would, and don‘t take ANYBODY’S side until an investigation has been completed. There is no need to suspend a priest over something like this — the allegation did not involve anyone’s safety. He wasn’t accused of molesting anyone. He could be re-assigned to other duties during the investigation. Instead, before all the facts could possible have been collected, an apology was made. Disgraceful.

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  • conservativejon
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:37am

    if this priest had given communion to this woman he could have been in very deep trouble with the church.
    priests are not allowed to give communion to an unrepentant sinner. it is a very big vilotion of church law.

    I think according to church law he could have faced excommunication if he had knowingly given her communion, not sure if its still enforced though.

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  • ChildofJesus
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:31am

    Stand strong father. I’ll be praying for you.

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    • sbmmomma
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 1:18pm

      You followed your teaching and your heart. We stand with you.

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    • LegionOfOne
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 2:43pm

      a true show of faith and devotion to one’s principles. Keep it up father.

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  • Latter.Day.Saint
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:27am

    Good. She has no right to it.

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  • T-2
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:25am

    Amen father, stay strong

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  • The Gooch
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:21am

    Good grief. It‘s Pat O’Neil Riley.

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  • PrayNC
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:21am

    Hurrah for doing the right thing Father Guarizo… This lesbian is open and out about her Lesbian Lover and her Practice of Buddhism….So what the heck is she even doing, going up to receive communion.. She is a heretic and blasphemes that which is sacred and holy. She is NOT to be given Holy Communion per Church Law anyway…but another liberal homosexual gets the job done…SET UP to SHUT UP…thats exactly what they do, they set up the good priests so they can get them to Shut Up. Forget homosexuals, you won’t win. God is our side! And may you wake up to the sinful lifestyles you aer living.

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  • bunnyma5
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:16am

    Isn‘t this what he’s supposed to do? Homosexuality actively demonstrated is a sin…..a sinner confesses the sin, and determines to “sin no more” before accepting the sacrament….she did none of these…..

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  • cookcountypatriot
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:15am

    christianity doesnt fit with homosexuality at all pat..maybe u should try another faith…try your nieghborhood mosque..maybe they will be more tolerant of your views…maybe

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  • hi
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:15am

    Wake up Catholics! Your church has been taken over by non-believing liberals. You should have known that after the first molestation took place. Only gay liberals are pedophiles, not Men of God.

    This woman should have not been allowed to use the church for her ceremony. She could have gone to the Unitarian Building of Darkness.

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    • Granny58
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 1:22pm

      Good point. Those who will point to the priests who are pedophiles miss the point. To do such heinous acts, they CAN NOT POSSIBLY be men of God. It is time for Christians to stand strong so we don’t go the way of Europe.

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    • APPAULED
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 7:36pm

      Your comment is ridiculous. Lets say for a minute that you are right (which you are not) that liberal priests are the ones the molested the children. Why would the Pope and all other priests that were not liberal then sweep the child molestation under the rug? Wouldn’t that have been the time to rid themselves of liberal priests? Your comment it nothing more than ignorance. Child Molestation is wrong no matter who does it and no matter where it occurs. How can anyone in their right mind sweep it under the rug for so many years. Were those child molesting priests denied communion? I don‘t believe she should have even tried to partak in communion and I don’t think that anyone Catholic or not will be on her side but I imagine that she did not know that she should not receive communion and was embarassed when refused. Non the less it is what it is and I think that the priest was within his right to refuse her. Blaming the child molestation on “liberal priests” is just a cop out and I think you know that. I don’t know any liberals that would agree with child molestation or any of the other countless things that conservatives blame them for.

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  • jakartaman
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:12am

    The Catholic Hierarchy has sold their souls to Satan.
    They still allow Pelosi and other cherry picking Catholics to receive the Eucharist – what a desecration!!!!!
    The Catholic Church is gone!!!

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    • Catherine A.
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 5:40pm

      Jakartaman, in over 2000 years, the Catholic Church has survived a lot worse than this. It’s disgraceful, but the gates of hell will not prevail — Jesus promised.

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  • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:10am

    Maybe the threatening move was when he offered her Body of Christ, instead of Piece of Mary.

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:10am

    Just when you think the Catholic church is standing up for it’s doctrines…it caves. Sad.

    Gonzo  
  • SoupSandwich
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:07am

    When did Pat-like Buhdists start taking communion? POS agenda driven hag. MD- you suck as a state.

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  • Locked
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:05am

    Not sure what the Catholic teachings on Communion are. Anyone know for sure? Near as I can recall, it’s that taking the Communion while under an unforgiven mortal sin is also a mortal sin. But I’ve never actually heard of a priest denying Communion; I always figured it was something like “Hey, it’s on your head if you accept this while doing wrong. Shame on you!”

    In the end it’s probably up to whatever convoluted quasi-legalese the Vatican has for rules. Doubt the priest should have been suspended.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 12:17pm

      Christ,.. Last Supper… ‘take this bread as my Body; this wine as my Blood; to remember me’. So, it is to inspire one to Act alike Christ… as a Follower.

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    • Locked
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 1:18pm

      @Lukerw

      I’m thinking you responded to the wrong topic, as it has nothing to do with the Catholic Church’s rules on denying Communion.

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    • ConservativeHippie
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 2:20pm

      To receive Holy Communion worthily it is necessary to be free from mortal sin, to have a right intention, and to obey the Church’s laws on the fast required before Holy Communion out of reverence for the body and blood of Our Divine Lord. He who knowingly receives Holy Communion in mortal sin receives the body and blood of Christ; but he does not receive His graces and he commits a grave sin of sacrilege.

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    • irmatvep
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 2:35pm

      The churchs teaching is very clear on the Holy Eucharist. Assuming a validly ordained priest confects the Eucharist, even though bread and wine appear and even taste as such, they are in reality no longer mere bread and wine but Jesus Christ truly present, body, blood soul and divinity. That is why St. Paul admonishes us to examine ourselves carefully and if we are conscious of any mortal sin or sins, we are to abstain from receiving. A person who has mortal sins cannot receive until they have first gone to confession and been absolved. Those who receive holy communion in a state of mortal sin are guilty of sacrilege. The church is also clear that a priest who knows that particular person is not worthy to receive presents himself/herself for communion, he has a serious obligation to protect the precious body and blood of Christ. If he were to allow that person to receive, he himself would be committing a mortal sin.

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  • hauschild
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:01am

    It’s John Candy?!?!?

    This priest deserves a medal.

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    • Biddle
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:10am

      Glad to see John back in action! This must have been a stunt….he still has the comedy!

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    • hauschild
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:23am

      Yes, he was sorely missed.

      Pretty sad the lengths some people will go to differentiate themselves.

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  • The_Jerk
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:00am

    Priest follows the teachings of his faith, and is punished? Lesbos have no right to communion.

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:09am

      The Buddhist should have brought her own snacks. Communion means nothing to her. You can’t dance at two funerals.

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    • Common Sense Sally
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 7:05pm

      As long as she was not living with another woman, nor engaging in homosexual activities (sex), and in good graces with God (i.e. went to Confession), then she could still take Communion.

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  • lukerw
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:59am

    BRAVO, Father!

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