Virginia Catholics protest outside diocesan offices, demand Tim Kaine be denied communion
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Canon 915 in the code of canon law notes:
About two dozen Virginia Catholics held a peaceful demonstration against Tim Kaine outside the Richmond Diocese Center Tuesday afternoon.Read more and watch video here.
The group is calling on Bishop Francis DiLorenzo to impose a Catholic Church rule that would deny Kaine communion. They say the vice presidential candidate is not in good standing with the church unless he repents by going to confession and publicly changes many of his political stances.
The group argues Kaine is in sin with his support of abortion access, gay marriage and adoption, along with transgender bathroom issues.
“We are here humbly and respectfully. He is our bishop, he’s one of our shepherds and we’re asking him to do what is his rightful authority to do,” said Frances Bouton, a demonstrator.
The demonstrators met some resistance though the afternoon. They were asked to leave the diocese property and unable to drop off formal petitions. A representative of the diocese says its standard procedure for such packages to be accepted by mail, and demonstrations can only take place off the private property.
Canon 915 in the code of canon law notes:
Those who have been excommunicated or interdicted after the imposition or declaration of the penalty and others obstinately persevering in manifest grave sin are not to be admitted to holy communion.Since Kaine joined the Democratic ticket, Bishop DiLorenzo has issued two statements regarding issues in this election. You can read them here and here.
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