Cardinal McElroy Has A Problem with the Sixth Commandment
Responding to criticism of his call for “radical inclusion” [that excludes Catholics] in AmericaMagazine.org (February 3), McElroy contradicted Church’ teaching by saying that “I don’t think that’s a good part of the Catholic moral tradition” [that sexual mortal sins are called sexual mortal sins].
At least, he admits that “there is sinfulness in all its various forms in our sexual lives.” And, “all I’m saying is that in the Christian moral life, they don’t automatically represent mortal sin.” It "doesn't fit" for McElroy that sexual sins cut off the relationship with God.
Denying modern reality, he romanticises that sex is something "profound", not something "casual.”
McElroy claims that "we have cast violations for which you need to not go to the Eucharist, or need to go to confession first, largely in terms of sexual things.” Again, he is out of touch with reality, since confession is largely gone in the Novus Ordo Church and Communion is picked up as if it were a biscuit, even by Muslims.
After making so many unqualified judgments, a judgmental McElroy pontificated that “judgmentalism is the worst sin in the Christian life.”
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