Bishop Paprocki, who was installed in 2010, recently issued a public statement in support of Durbin’s pastor:
“Senator Durbin was informed several years ago by his pastor at Blessed Sacrament Parish here in Springfield that he was not permitted to receive Holy Communion per canon 915 of the Code of Canon Law,” Paprocki wrote. “My predecessor upheld that decision and it remains in effect. It is my understanding that the senator is complying with that decision here in the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois.”
Sources:
- http://www.catholicvote.org/bishop-paprocki-supports-priest-who-denied-communion-to-pro-abortion-senator-dick-durbin/
- http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/illinois-bishop-upholds-priests-decision-to-deny-communion-to-pro-abortion/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J._Paprocki
- http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P39.HTM
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