HT to Fr. Malloy via the Curt Jester.

Abp. Niederauer’s giving of the Blessed Sacrament to a couple of cross-dressing blasphemers (gay guys dressed up in mock nun habits) a couple of Sundays ago has turned a number of heads.  The Archbishop has stated he didn’t notice that they were in mock religious garb, and has apologized to his flock, stating that they clearly weren’t properly comported to receive the Eucharist.  From Fr. Malloy:

As if on cue, the Jesuits chime in on the scandal of Archbishop Niederauer’s giving communion to two members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. From this morning’s San Francisco Chronicle:

“The general sacramental principle is that you don’t deny the sacrament to someone who requests it,” said the Rev. Jim Bretzke, professor of moral theology at University of San Francisco, a Jesuit Catholic university…..”Over-accessorizing and poor taste in makeup is not an excommunicable offense.”

Fr. Bretzke is the co-chair of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at USF. He’s also on the Advisory Board of the Lane Center for Catholic Studies and Social Thought, who sponsored the “Queer Perspectives” seminar last February at Most Holy Redeemer.

“Over-accessorizing and poor taste in makeup is not an excommunicable offense.” If I was a Catholic parent spending $25K per year to send my Catholic son or daughter to an ostensibly Catholic University, I’d expect this issue to be taken a little more seriously.

Well said, Father.

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