The ridiculousness of sin

[resident_geek]

Stumbled across an article about a very silly thing in SC. The notion of denying yourself the very thing which keeps you in touch with your deity because someone else thinks that someone you voted for has views that might lead to sinful acts on the part of others

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[albionschild]

When I was in Catholic High School I was told by the chaplain at the time that I could not participate in Holy Communion. I was confused. Having been raised a protestant, I did not understand the nature that some Catholics, especially those who serve as priests, monks, and nuns, have very definite opinions about Communion and its significance. For, and you probably know this, in a protestant church, anyone can take Communion. Members of the church, visitors, strangers, non-Christians-- it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter because the bread and the wine (Welch's woo!) are symbols of Christ's love and sacrifice. Holy Communion is no symbol, but a metaphysical construct, and thus must only be consumed by those members of the Church who are, in fact, in communion. So, while I cannot agree with Father Newman, since his version of communion irritates my sensibilities, I can say that technically, under Catholic law, he is not outside of his rights to make such a statement. President-Elect Obama support abortion. The very fact that he does,

[resident_geek]

Indeed. Of course, none of this makes the notion any less ridiculous. :) I think my upbringing in WASP culture has some part in my reaction, but the idea that any man can judge another, especially on a metaphysical level, is intrinsically repulsive for a whole host of reasons outside the Protestant-Catholic divide. I recognize a Catholic's decision to accept such judgement, but I reserve the right to laugh about it.