The Apostle Paul appeals to this duty when he warns: “Let a man examine himself, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup” (1 Cor 11:28). Saint John Chrysostom, with his stirring eloquence, exhorted the faithful: “I too raise my voice, I beseech, beg and implore that no one draw near to this sacred table with a sullied and corrupt conscience. Such an act, in fact, can never be called 'communion', not even were we to touch the Lord's body a thousand times over, but 'condemnation', 'torment' and 'increase of punishment'”.
Along these same lines, the Catechism of the Catholic Church rightly stipulates that “anyone conscious of a grave sin must receive the sacrament of Reconciliation before coming to communion”.74 I therefore desire to reaffirm that in the Church there remains in force, now and in the future, the rule by which the Council of Trent gave concrete expression to the Apostle Paul's stern warning when it affirmed that, in order to receive the Eucharist in a worthy manner, “one must first confess one's sins, when one is aware of mortal sin”.-Pope John Paul II, Ecclesia di Eucarestia
"With the whole tradition of the Church, we call mortal sin the act by
which man freely and consciously rejects God, his law, the covenant of love that
God offers, preferring to turn in on himself or to some created and finite
reality, something contrary to the divine will (conversio ad creaturam).
This can occur in a direct and formal way, in the sins of idolatry, apostasy and
atheism; or in an equivalent way, as in every act of disobedience to God's
commandments in a grave matter".- Pope John Paul II, Veritatis Splendor 
Pope John Paul II will be canonised and there will be so many cardinals and bishops present who have rejected this pope's teaching on the Eucharist. They give the Eucharist to politicians in mortal sin.
The Eucharist is expected to be further comprimised and given to those who are divorced and who have re-married.This will be another important step for the Catholic Church accepting the one world religion with a false version of Jesus and the Church.-Lionel Andrades
Bishops of England and Wales will not withhold the Eucharist from politicians
The Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has told Catholic MPs that they will not be refused Communion if they voted in favour of same-sex marriage
The Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has told Catholic MPs that they will not be refused Communion if they voted in favour of same-sex marriage.
The announcement follows comments last month by the Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth (above), who said that these politicians should be denied the Eucharist. He argued that instead of being a punitive measure it was ‘an act of mercy’ that could bring individuals ‘back into communion with the Church.’
“When people are not in communion with the Catholic Church … in terms of the teachings of the Church on marriage and family life—they are voting in favour of same-sex marriage—then they shouldn’t be receiving Holy Communion,” the bishop said. “When people are not in communion with the Catholic Church on such a central thing as the value of life of the unborn child and also in terms of the teachings of the church on marriage and family life they are voting in favour of same-sex marriage—then they shouldn’t be receiving Holy Communion.”
However, a later email from the bishops’ conference sent to parliamentarians said: “There are no plans by any Bishops in England and Wales to deny communion to Catholic MPs or peers who voted in favour of same-sex marriage legislation last year.”
The email was authorised by the bishops’ conference, whose president is the Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster.
When he made the remarks about refusing politicians communion, Bishop Egan said he would need to act with his fellow bishops and said they would debate the issue.
A spokesman for the bishops’ conference said at the time there were ‘no plans’ to discuss the matter at their next bi-annual meeting due to take place soon after Easter.
The email, written by Greg Pope, the head of Parliamentary Relations for the bishops’ conference and a former Labour MP, added: “I can see that there is potential for distress to be caused within the Catholic community at Westminster over this.”
Forty-seven out of at least 82 Catholic MPs voted for the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill when it was passed in the House of Commons last year.
Portsmouth MP Conor Burns, a Catholic who voted for the legislation, had said that the bishop’s message had affected him, and that he ‘felt unable’ to receive Communion in his parish. Mr Burns, who is a chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Britain’s relations with the Holy See, called Bishop Egan’s comments a ‘tragedy.’
“I feel a little less welcome in my home diocese than I did a couple of weeks ago,” he added.
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