{"id":1926,"date":"2020-04-22T10:05:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T14:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.free-rosary.net\/?p=1926"},"modified":"2020-04-22T10:05:22","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T14:05:22","slug":"catholic-bishop-gov-cuomo-is-not-in-communion-with-the-catholic-church-hes-ex-communioned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.free-rosary.net\/?p=1926","title":{"rendered":"Catholic Bishop: Gov. Cuomo is \u201cNot in Communion With the Catholic Church,\u201d He\u2019s \u201cEx-Communioned\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a><br><\/a><a><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2020\/04\/20\/catholic-bishop-gov-cuomo-is-not-in-communion-with-the-catholic-church-hes-ex-communioned\/#\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2020\/04\/20\/catholic-bishop-gov-cuomo-is-not-in-communion-with-the-catholic-church-hes-ex-communioned\/#\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2020\/04\/20\/catholic-bishop-gov-cuomo-is-not-in-communion-with-the-catholic-church-hes-ex-communioned\/#\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo\u2019s name has been in the news a lot lately because of his efforts to save lives in one of the areas hardest hit by the coronavirus crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But a little more than a year ago, the Catholic politician got a lot of press for a very different reason.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2019\/01\/23\/new-york-governor-andrew-cuomo-signs-bill-legalizing-abortions-up-to-birth\/\">He signed radical pro-abortion law<\/a>&nbsp;allowing unborn babies to be aborted for almost any reason up to birth in New York. Then, he celebrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cnsnews.com\/blog\/michael-w-chapman\/us-bishop-gov-cuomo-not-communion-catholic-church-hes-ex-communioned\">CNS News reports&nbsp;<\/a>Catholic Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas said Cuomo is not in communion with the church because of his abortion activism, and more Catholic leaders should make that clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAndrew Cuomo makes it clear that he doesn\u2019t believe Catholic teaching and therefore he\u2019s ex-communioned. He\u2019s out of communion,\u201d Strickland said, referring to the governor\u2019s record on abortion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think to make it clear, and thankfully some of the bishops in other places have taken steps to basically say that, that a politician or anyone who says, \u2018I don\u2019t agree with the Catholic Church on basic critical issues,\u2019 they\u2019re choosing to be out of communion,\u201d the bishop continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Click Like if you are pro-life to like the LifeNews Facebook page!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000px\" height=\"1000px\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/v2.10\/plugins\/page.php?adapt_container_width=true&amp;app_id=&amp;channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter.php%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Df314a38891b4064%26domain%3Dwww.lifenews.com%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.lifenews.com%252Ff2326497138ad98%26relation%3Dparent.parent&amp;container_width=595&amp;hide_cover=true&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLifeNews%2F&amp;locale=en_US&amp;sdk=joey&amp;show_facepile=false&amp;small_header=true\" class=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think we need to be clear that people like Andrew Cuomo are not in communion with the Catholic Church, and therefore should not be receiving the Body of Christ,\u201d Strickland said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strickland also spoke out when Cuomo signed the radical pro-abortion law in January 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the report:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u2026 Bishop Richard Stika of Knoxville, Tenn., tweeted in January 2019, \u201cSomeone asked me today if I would issue an excommunication of a Catholic Governor under my jurisdiction if the Governor did the same as in New York. I think I might do it for any Catholic legislator under my jurisdiction who voted for the bill as well as the Governor.\u201d<\/p><p>Strickland also tweeted, \u201cI\u2019m with Bishop Stika. I\u2019m not in a position to take action regarding legislation in New York but I implore bishops who are to speak out forcefully. In any sane society this is called INFANTICIDE!!!!!!!!!!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Cuomo claims to value human life. 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