Abp. Cordileone: ‘If we fail now and do not act courageously in presenting Church teaching … how can we expect to be taken seriously when speaking on any other topic?’
The real division and debate in the conference was once again revealed when the assembled bishops turned to the proposal for drafting a document on the meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the Church.
Bishop Strickland highlights that the main problem behind politicians and others who counter Church teaching receiving Communion 'simply comes down to ... do we believe in the Real Presence?'