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Text Box: meaning the fear of Hell if they die un-absolved - and the intention to never commit that sin again. There therefore is no need for anyone to ever receive Holy Communion while in the state of spiritual death - Mortal Sin - caused by their having participated in abortion. Remember, one need not have had or conducted an abortion to be guilty of the Mortal Sin of abortion - one need but have intentionally neglected to vote in favor of a law banning abortion (unless that law contained provisions which would allow or promote another grievous sin. But we will not explore complicated twists which really only serve as an attempt to find exceptions to Divine Universal Truth.). Such individuals are banned and barred from reception of the Sacred Eucharist. That is the Law of God and the Law of the Church. It also is the Law of God and the Law of the Church that such individuals are excommunicated, severed from the Body of Christ, until the individual makes a valid Confession and receives Absolution. Stated with clarity, at the minimum this applies to: the abortionist, all who assist the abortionist in the abortionist’s profession knowing the abortionist’s profession including but not limited to “medical,” office, janitorial, and security personnel, and those who provide supplies and services to the abortionist (some are exempt from this such as the electric company and its employees because it is impossible for them to deny electrical service, but it does apply to an electrician hired to re-wire the abortion facility); the mother; all who assist the mother in obtaining the abortion; the government officials and personnel who legalized abortion, and those who maintain or in any manner sustain its legality; those who vote for such government officials unless the opposition candidate(s) is equally immoral or proposes even greater immorality. But the vast majority of Roman Catholic Bishops, particularly in the United States of America, do not

Text Box: woman, often a nun, who has the authority to recommend suspension of a Priest. The Bishop or Archbishop usually follows the recommendation of the head of that office. If that office is headed by a Priest, then there is at least the appearance of propriety. But where that office is headed by a woman, every Priest of that diocese (archdiocese) is under the authority of a non-priest as regards the exercise of his Priestly functions and particularly his administration of the Sacraments. This is totally inappropriate, violates the dignity of the Priesthood, and violates the admonition of Saint Paul regarding the role women are to hold in the Church. This is not merely a matter of the configuration of genital flesh. Men and women are created with different innate characteristics, talents, and abilities. God is the One Who did this, and God is the One Who decided only men should be priests. If one disagrees with this, argue with God, or with Saint Paul. Both of them are in Heaven, and God has total control of the place; while anyone who disagrees with them not only is not in Heaven but also will never “run the place”. It also is very difficult to identify most Roman Catholic Priests as Priests unless they actually are on the altar - and then it may be a Deacon vesting as a Priest. Most Roman Priests rarely wear clerics of any type. Are they ashamed of the Priesthood? Do they not wish to be identified as a Priest so they will not be bothered by people? Do they wish to be able to engage in inappropriate conduct without being identified as a Priest should the opportunity arise? Perhaps they desire to appear to be “just one of the guys”. Well, they are not. They are Priests. They should be readily identifiable as Priests and both ready and prepared to provide the services which only a Priest can provide. They should each proclaim Christ by their very presence. If a Priest is in a country which has made wearing Priestly garb a crime, or which seeks out and imprisons or kills Priests, then, unless a Priest knows in some Divinely inspired manner that it is time for him to be martyr, not wearing clerics

Text Box: would be permissible. But such is not yet the state of affairs in the United States of America, Europe, most of Central and South America (Mexico was a problem for a while - and remains a problem in some places in some ways even today, but not for the most part), Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, and most of the rest of the civilized world. Yes, wearing Christian clerical attire will cause problems for the Priest in many Moslem and some other countries. But there is no viable reason for most Priests to refrain from wearing clerical garb most of the time. Orthodox can not unite with those who do not acknowledge Clerical Dignity. Orthodox can not unite with those who do not practice Clerical Dignity. Orthodox can not unite with those who place a Priest’s exercise of his exclusive Priestly functions under the control of someone who is not a Priest. Orthodox can not unite with Priests who fail to proclaim their Priesthood without just cause. Orthodox can not unite with those who are ashamed of being Priests or are not willing to be readily available as Priests by being readily identifiable as Priests. Orthodox can not unite with those who intentionally fail Christ. Abortion and Reception of Holy Communion Abortion is against the instructions of God the Father, the teachings of Jesus Christ God the Son, the Dogma of the Church which is the will of God expressed and revealed to and through the Church, and the Canons of the Church. Those instructions, teachings, and Canons provide that those who have, perform, permit, support, allow, or promote abortion in any manner, to any extent, have removed themselves from God, removed God from themselves, are spiritually dead, and therefore are unable to validly receive Holy Communion for so-to-do would be to place God in the physical and spiritual presence of the Devil admits all of the Devil’s filth. Those who in this state receive Holy Communion are guilty of the Body and Blood of Christ. They are able to receive absolution for the sin of abortion with only the requisite of imperfect contrition -

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