Newsweek: Protesters Gather Outside of Catholic Leaders Debate on Controversial Communion Guidelines
As bishops gathered in Baltimore this week to begin their November conference, protesters on both sides of the issue gathered to encourage the assembly members to either vote for or against the proposed document, which the USCCB’s Committee on Doctrine chairman said received more than 100 pages of comments and went through several revisions over the last few months.
One protest held on Monday by liberal Catholics featured signs with messages such as, “Communion is for all,” according to the National Catholic Reporter. The Women’s Ordination Conference, which advocates for gender equality in the Church and participated in the protest, claimed on Twitter that the proposed document about the Eucharist would serve as a “weapon” that would “divide the faithful.” Catholics for Choice suggested the bishops were attempting to “politicize” the Eucharist.