U.S. Army chaplain Fr. Carl Subler celebrates Mass for soldiers in Badula Qulp in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2010. Credit: USAF/Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez.
Insanity Or Is The Obama Administration Targeting Catholics: Priests Who Minister To Troops During Shutdown Risk Arrest -- Catholic Online
The government shutdown has created some rather ridiculous situations, while other problems are much more serious. Among the most serious ones is the open hostility toward Catholics serving in the military. Priests were told they could not celebrate the Mass and Catholics in the military could not receive the sacraments.
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - There are only 234 active duty priests serving within the U.S. military, but a quarter of the 275,000 service personnel are Catholic, according to CNS News. For occasions when priests are off duty or physically unavailable, the military has contracted with regional parishes to bring in civilian priests to meet the spiritual needs of the troops.
However, as a consequence of the shutdown, these priests cannot be brought onto base. This isn't just about pay. The priests cannot even be permitted onto base to perform sacraments even on a voluntary basis. Any civilian priest caught on a military base will be arrested.
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More News On U.S. Military Priests Threatened With Arrest If They They Celebrate Mass Or Practice Their Faith On Military Bases During The Government Shutdown
Shutdown Impacts Chapel Services -- Archdiocese For The Military Services, USA
Catholic priests in military face arrest for celebrating Mass -- FOX News
Priests threatened with arrest if they minister to military during shutdown -- Daily Caller
Priests could face discipline/arrest if they say Mass for military during government shutdown -- Life Site News
Catholic religious services suspended at some US military bases during government shutdown -- Catholic Culture
Catholic Chaplains Face Possible Arrest During Government Shutdown -- Acton Institute
House Passes Bill to Prevent Arrest of Priests for Holding Services at Military Bases During Shutdown -- Christian Post
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