Here is a link regarding the U.S. Catholic Bishops latest statement on being pro-abortion and taking communion.
Catholic Bishops: All Pro-Abortion People Should Refrain From Communion
A new report adopted by the nation's Catholic bishops calls on all people who support abortion to personally refrain from taking communion -- not just politicians. The report says everyone who is out of line with the important church teaching on abortion needs to examine their heart before taking the sacrament.
The bishops adopted the new document on communion on a 201-24 vote with two bishops abstaining from voting.
The document specifically makes reference to its application to all Catholics, not just candidates or elected officials.
The bishops specifically defeated on a voice vote to only prevent pro-abortion politicians from taking communion.
According to a Catholic News Service report, the document says a Catholic who "knowingly and obstinately" rejects "the defined doctrines of the Church" or repudiates "definitive teaching on moral issues" should not take communion.
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