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backbone. Now having said what he said to her, wouldn’t any priest under his
diocese be obligated not to giver her the Eucharist if he saw her in line?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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apologetics-admin@gathman.org [mailto:apologetics-admin@gathman.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Dianne Dawson<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, May 11, 2008 11:11
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Apologetics Group; David
Mullaney; Mitch Michaelis; Nettie Taylor; Gloria Light; Holly Gatling<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Apologetics] The
Archbishop and the Governor</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The article below comes from one of
my favorites blogs. - Dianne<br>
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http://amywelborn.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/the-archbishop-and-the-governor/<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<h2><b><font size=5 face=Arial><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The
Archbishop and the Governor<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h2>
<p class=post-info><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>May 9, 2008 by <a
href="http://amywelborn.wordpress.com/author/amywelborn/" title="Posts by Amy">Amy</a>
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.theleaven.com/V29N37ColumnistNaumann.htm" target="_blank">Archbishop
Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, to Governor Sebelius, a Catholic:</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Since
becoming archbishop, I have met with Governor Sebelius several times over many
months to discuss with her the grave spiritual and moral consequences of her
public actions by which she has cooperated in the procurement of abortions
performed in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kansas</st1:place></st1:State>.
My concern has been, as a pastor, both for the spiritual well-being of the
governor but also for those who have been misled (scandalized) by her very
public support for legalized abortion.<br>
It has been my hope that through this dialogue the governor would come to
understand her obligation: 1) to take the difficult political step, but
necessary moral step, of repudiating her past actions in support of legalized
abortion; and 2) in the future would use her exceptional leadership abilities
to develop public policies extending the maximum legal protection possible to
the unborn children of Kansas.<br>
Having made every effort to inform and to persuade Governor Sebelius and after
consultation with Bishop Ron Gilmore (Dodge City), Bishop Paul Coakley (Salina)
and Bishop Michael Jackels (Wichita), I wrote the governor last August
requesting that she refrain from presenting herself for reception of the
Eucharist until she had acknowledged the error of her past positions, made a
worthy sacramental confession and taken the necessary steps for amendment of
her life which would include a public repudiation of her previous efforts and
actions in support of laws and policies sanctioning abortion.<br>
Recently, it came to my attention that the governor had received holy Communion
at one of our parishes. I have written to her again, asking her to respect my
previous request and not require from me any additional pastoral actions.<br>
The governor has spoken to me on more than one occasion about her obligation to
uphold state and federal laws and court decisions. I have asked her to show a
similar sense of obligation to honor divine law and the laws, teaching and
legitimate authority within the church.<br>
I have not made lightly this request of Governor Sebelius, but only after much
prayer and reflection. The spiritually lethal message, communicated by our
governor, as well as many other high profile Catholics in public life, has been
in effect: “The church’s teaching on abortion is optional!” \<br>
I reissue my request of the faithful of the archdiocese to pray for Governor
Sebelius. I hope that my request of the governor, not to present herself for
holy Communion, will provoke her to reconsider the serious spiritual and moral
consequences of her past and present actions. At the same time, I pray this
pastoral action on my part will help alert other Catholics to the moral gravity
of participating in and/or cooperating with the performance of abortions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>By the way</span></font></b></strong><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>…<a
href="http://kansascitycatholic.wordpress.com/2008/04/02/lifefront-rosary-with-archbishop-naumann-at-planned-parenthood-may-10/"
target="_blank">Archbishop Naumann was scheduled to be praying the rosary this
morning with a group in front of a Planned Parenthood in Overland Park.</a>
I’m sure there will be reports of how that went later today.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.canonlaw.info/2008/05/staunching-wound-of-bleeding-kansas.html"
target="_blank"> Canonist Ed Peters comments.</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://65.39.207.99/%7Earchkck/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=27"
target="_blank">Kansas City (KS) Abp. Joseph Naumann</a> has met with Gov.
Sebelius many times to dissuade her from machinating against the preborn;
failing to move her, and after consulting his suffragans, he wrote to her in
August 2007 “requesting that she refrain from presenting herself for reception
of the Eucharist until she had acknowledged the error of her past positions,
made a worthy sacramental confession and taken the necessary steps for
amendment of her life which would include a public repudiation of her previous
efforts and actions in support of laws and policies sanctioning abortion.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Abp.
Naumann’s statement is model of pastoral sollicitude and political savoir
faire. I think it required reading for any one who wishes to discuss this topic
seriously, along with, say, <a
href="http://www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/holycom/denial.htm"
target="_blank">Abp. Raymond Burke’s “Canon 915: The discipline regarding
denial of holy Communion to those obstinately perservering in manifest grave
sin”, Periodica 96 (2007) 3-58,</a> and my own “<a
href="http://www.canonlaw.info/a_denialofeucharist.htm" target="_blank">Denial
of the Eucharist to pro-abortion Catholic politicans: a canonical case study”,
Homiletic & Pastoral Review (Oct. 1990) 28-32, 48-49.</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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that longs for running waters so my soul longs for you, O
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