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| Hebda holds forth at evil Interfaith Service |
"A place where a Jewish rabbi, who does not believe in the divinity of Christ, and a Protestant minister, who doubts it, meet with a Catholic priest, who agrees to forget it for an evening."
Minneapolis-St. Paul Archbishop Bernard Hebda, although he’s a rotund mincer, didn’t mince words: prayer is ok, “but it’s not a hall pass for political inaction,” says Chris. In other words, he doesn’t want a free people, and doesn’t want them to defend themselves from Globohomo tyrants which he certainly represents. Chris is enlarging on the theme, but Archsihop Hebda gave a little speech at St. Mary’s Basilica, the community’s gay centre, and home to the usual elderly left-wing boomers and a few perfunctorily Catholic yuppies during an “interfaith” “prayer” service.
* Council of Laodicea (c. 365 AD): Canon 33 of this council famously states, "No one shall join in prayers with heretics or schismatics." This decree reflects a firm stance against sharing in the formal worship of those outside the full communion of the Church.
* The Apostolic Canons (c. 4th century): Canon 45 of the Apostolic Canons states, "Let any bishop, or presbyter, or deacon that merely joins in prayer with heretics be suspended, but if he has permitted them to perform any service as clergymen, let him be deposed." This demonstrates the severity with which the early Church viewed such actions, especially for the clergy.
* 1917 Code of Canon Law: This pre-Vatican II code was very strict on the matter, clearly prohibiting Catholics from taking part in non-Catholic worship. It reflected a period of the Church's history that was highly defensive and focused on clear lines of demarcation.
* St. Cyril of Alexandria (d. 444): A fierce opponent of Nestorianism, St. Cyril wrote and fought to preserve the Church's teaching on the nature of Christ. His zeal for doctrinal purity extended to warning against association with heretics, as it could lead to spiritual harm. He is famously quoted as saying, "It is therefore unlawful, and a profanation, and an act the punishment of which is death, to love to associate with unholy heretics, and to unite yourself to their communion."
* St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274): The Angelic Doctor, in his works, distinguishes between formal and material heresy. He upholds the principle that one must avoid the active participation in the rites of heretics, as it can cause scandal and can be a sign of a lack of faith. He also taught that "to know whom to avoid is a great means of saving our souls."















