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Fr. Angelo addresses the misconception that the discipline of withholding communion from obstinate and notorious sinners is somehow uncharitable. He takes Fr. John Hardon as his starting point to show that, in the right measure, it is the epitome of charity. To put it in a nutshell, he brings up Dietrich Von Hildebrand’s interesting phrase, “Charitable Anathema.” Fr. Angelo presents Archbishop Burke as a good example for our consideration.

• What is the Catholic Priesthood?: Text upon which the talk Fr. Hardon gave was based.
• The Charitable Anathema: Book by Deitrich Von Hildebrand

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From The National Catholic Register:

Pope Benedict XVI Oct. 17 appointed Archbishop Raymond Burke, prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, and Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, members of the Congregation for Bishops. More…

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