Letter to the Nuncio regarding Bishop Paprocki denying Eucharist to Senator Durbin

Your Excellency.

The actions of Springfield bishop Paprocki regarding Senator Durbin cannot stand.

Firstly, when St. Paul wrote in Corinthians regarding unworthy reception of Eucharist, he was referring to non-belief in the Sacrament itself, not any idea of mortal sin.

Second, Dignitas Humanae does not require Catholic politicians to turn secular nations into Catholic ones.

Third, this matter, in genenral, was discussed by the American bishops in the guise of the McCarrick commission and the positioin announced by Bishop Paprocki violate that collegiality.

Fourth, while the Congress can, under the 14th Amendment’s enforcement provisions, dictate the stage at which abortion, which is protected because the unborn life is not legally recognized, becomes infanticide, where that life is, (requiring sanctions on both mother and doctor), such language was not added to the bill in question, making the subjectd legislation unconstitutional, or at least apparently so. Neither was there any notion of compromise, which would include a living wage of $1000 per child per month via some kind of tax rebate payable with wage, as mandated by Pope Pius XI in Casti Connubii 119-122. That there are political options makes the Bishop’s action inappropriate at the very least and shows that the position of some American bishops is partisan Republicanism, which is a scandal that your Excellency must address.

Fifth, because the Bishop is using the Eucharist to punish the Senator for what the Senator rightly believes is upholding his oath of office to protect and defend the Constitution, the action of the bishop amounts to Sedition in fact, although not dejure as the Sedition Act has expired.

Sixth, this is not the first time that this bishop has put his fealty to party before his duties to Christ. I ask you to please take appropriate action and remove his office, as he is unfit for Ordination. Please do not simply transfer him to Rome or your dilomatic corps. The Holy Father has enough problems with the Curia without adding Bishop Paprocki to the mix.

Yours in Christ,

Michael Gerard Paul Bindner