Heroic Priest Denies Communion to Pro-Death Politician

On Friday, Rev. Gabriel Burke, the parish priest of Whitechurch, County Cork, Ireland, refused Holy Communion to pro-abortion politician Colm Burke at the funeral of a long-time party friend of the political activist.

Colm Burke is a minister of state and a member of the Irish Fine Gael party, one of the parties of the regime.

The priest told the politician that he was excommunicated latae sententiae. Colm Burke had voted in favour of repealing the Eighth Amendment, which banned the introduction of abortion in Ireland, ahead of a referendum in 2018.

Colm Burke then contacted the Diocese of Cloyne to clarify his status in relation to participation in the Eucharist.

A spokesman for the diocese said that Monsignor William Crean, Bishop of Cloyne, would contact the politician.

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Maria delos Angeles

Jul 16

Why is it heroic? For doing what he should do?

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3 428Jul 15

Fine Gael - Shut embassy to the Vatican out of spite - Whipped up hate against local parish for newsletters that dissented from government - Burke has tried to dictate appointment of Cardinals -Partners Green Party surrounded church during Mass because they disagreed with priest

chris griffin

Jul 15

Yes, excommunicated latae sententiae for denying an infallible doctrine of the Catholic Church condemning abortion. Thank God for a holy priest.

Naomi Arai

Jul 15

It’s truly remarkable that it is now considered heroic to defend Our Lord from sacrilege…or even to tell the truth in what used to be the Catholic Church.

JANET ZIMMER

Jul 15

Things have gotten so bad there that I doubt any politician in Ireland could be elected without endorsing abortion.

chris griffin

Jul 15edited

The condemnation of abortion is an infallible doctrine of the Catholic Church equal in authority as the founding of the Catholic Church by Christ and all the Mariam dogmas. Any denial of this doctrine is heresy, and that person is automatically excommunicated. Priests in the USA are enabling sacrilegious Communion. Thank God for this priest in Ireland.