Cardinal Brandmüller Corrects Francis, German Proposal Contradicts Canon Law
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Writing on kath.net (June 23), Brandmüller admits that Canon 844 allows non-Catholics to receive Holy Communion in “grave necessity”.
Brandmüller explains that a "grave necessity" is constituted by a danger like war, persecution, deportation or natural disaster. It cannot be applied to Protestant spouses in everyday's life.
Brandmüller who himself is a convert, asks why Protestants, who really desire to receive the sacraments, do not convert to the Catholic Church,
“Either one is fully Catholic or not at all. Catholicism à la carte is impossible.”
Picture: Walter Brandmüller, #newsLekeklttrs