Cardinal Wuerl! Will You Stand With Chick-Fil-A?

My friend at the Tenth Crusade alerted me to the fact that Cardinal George of Chicago publicly rebuked Chicago mayor Rahm Emmanuel for the latter's none-too-veiled threats against Chick-Fil-A's in Chicago.  That is truly heartening to hear.  I understand that DC mayor Vincent Gray likewise had some unflattering things to say about the restaurant chain's owner who stood for traditional marriage.  Dare I wait for DC Cardinal Wuerl to utter a peep?  I'm not holding my breath!  C'mon, your Eminence!  Prove me wrong!

DC Councilmember Arrested For Protesting Abortion Funding Ban

Mary Cheh was arrested yesterday after she and others protested HR 3, that bans abortion funding in DC.  A few weeks ago, Vincent Gray was arrested for doing the same thing.  If they keep this up, they'll soon be running the DC government from jail.  Perhaps Marion Barry could give them some how-to tips for doing that.

By the way - Vincent Gray is ostensibly Catholic.  Yet he is willing to be jailed for the "right" to murder babies?  He attends St Mary's, just east of Chinatown, and that pastors have been instructed by Cardinal Wuerl to give Holy Communion to pro-abortion politicians "because they do not know the state of the soul" of these pro-aborts. 

Yoo  hoo!  Your Eminence and all interested parties!  Here's Canon 915 in its entirety.  Those upon whom the penalty of excommunication or interdict has been imposed or declared, and others who obstinately persist in manifest grave sin, are not to be admitted to Holy Communion.

As I read this, I see no mention at all about "knowing the state of someone's soul".  What I do see is language about those who persist in manifest grave sin.  I would say that promotion of the legalized murder of children to the point of getting arrested is "persisting in manifest grave sin".  Per Canon 915, the denial of Holy Communion to someone exhibiting that behavior is an obligation enjoined upon the minister of Holy Communion.  It is NOT open to "pastoral interpretation" or whatever the cop-out mumbo-jumbo-du-jour might happen to be.  This is not complicated; you're only pretending it to be so in order to dodge culpability for disobedience to this straightforward Canon.  All you clergy who try this flim-flam deceive no one but yourselves - even at that, I don't think you entrely succeed.

Cardinal Wuerl And Mayor Gray

As all know by now, Cardinal Wuerl gave the invocation at Vincent Gray's inauguration as mayor of Washington DC.  My colleague at An Archdiocese of Washington Catholic has a write up here.  That in turns links to the transcript of the invocation.

Of course the Catholic Standard published a glowing account of the event - santized, of course.  What do I mean by that?  In that Standard article, there was no mention whatsoever of Gray's promotion of abortion and same-sex "marriage".  Again, my colleague highlights that omission that is all-too-typical for the Standard.  If you find that difficult to believe, read it here.

If you'd like some evidence of Mr. Gray's political pursuasions, another blogging colleague, American Papist, came across this Washington Post piece about the decor of Mayor Gray's office.  (By the bye - aren't these nice digs for a city that's running in the red?  But I digress!)  Notice the 6th photo, which I post below.

Yep!  That's an award from Planned Parenthood that has been placed in front of his pictures with the Pope!  Rather telling, isn't it?  At least the mayor is candid about his political and moral leanings.  That's more than can be said for the Catholic Standard.  No doubt they're "running interference" for the Cardinal, lest it cross anyone's mind that he's pandering to a pro-abortion, pro-gay CINO.

Cardinal Wuerl To Give Invocation At Gray's Mayoral Inauguration

Despite his alleged Catholic faith, Mayor-elect Vincent Gray voted to legalize gay "marriage" in the District of Columbia.  However, the Washington Post informs us that Cardinal Wuerl is scheduled to deliver the invocation and benediction at Gray's mayoral inauguration on January 2, 2011.

The same Post article also informs us that Gray attends Mass regularly.  I wonder if he attends Confession regularly?  Unless he's publically repudiated his support of gay marriage, I would hope his parish priest obeys Canon 915 if Gray were to dare present himself for Holy Communion.

All inaugural events are slated to occur in the Walter Washington Convention Center.  More details and a map are at this link.