Roman Catholic Bishop: No Communion for Same-Sex Marriage Supporters

CNN | BELIEF 
By Dan Merica

WASHINGTON, DC – Are Catholics who support same-sex marriage and take Communion like people who commit perjury? That was the stance taken by Detroit's archbishop on Sunday, after an academic with ties to the church wrote that Catholics in favor of gay marriage should skip Communion. In Sunday's Detroit Free Press, the archbishop said Catholics who both support same-sex marriage and take Communion would "logically bring shame for a double-dealing that is not unlike perjury." Receiving Communion is an important aspect of Catholicism and it is traditionally marked by worshippers receiving the Holy Eucharist during church service. Catholics believe by receiving Communion, they are receiving the actual body and blood of Jesus Christ. [link]