I changed my mind because the humor depicted here is also a part of the solution that I intend to propose concerning those Catholics who are in the "Impossible Situation" of an invalid marriage surrounded by children who are being taught to be faithful to Sunday Mass attendance. That in itself, is half bad. It gets worse when the children get to be eligible to approach the altar of communion while Mama and Papa must refrain.
Those who for some reason, and there are many reasons, must sit by and pray silently by themselves in the pew while many around them go to the altar for communion are certainly in a challenging position. For some it is because they are in a second marriage after a divorce following a wedding in the Catholic Church; for others it is because they simply did not follow the prescribed path to get married in the Catholic Church. This writing is not intended to suggest means to rectify the situation. This writing is offered under the presumption that the person who is not receiving Communion is in a life situation that doesn't have an immediate solution within the laws and practices of the Catholic Church for the time being. It's like the person in the picture above. He and his load are underway and there is nothing that can be done to make the situation better except to keep it going in the hope that all will end well.
There are lines of misinformation concerning the life situation of people who for one reason or another are caught in the margin of the Church doctrine concerning the Sacrament of Matrimony. Those who live in that margin are told many things by people of all walks of life about their situation. It is understandable that much of the popular information about the sacrament of marriage is marginally true and exact, at best. It takes some fairly well informed specialists to master the intricacies of Church Law and Doctrine about Marriage.
That is why Pope Francis and his pool of leaders are looking for ways to simplify the intricacies and clarify the doctrine. This is a huge challenge not only because the Church must not change the doctrine but is must also be careful that whatever it does will be easy enough for the faithful to understand that the change is in the practice and not the doctrine.
Whatever happens will require some intense communication from the rectories of the world. First, the priests will have to learn and fall in line. Then they will have to instruct the faithful. Second, the faithfull will have to learn and fall in line. The priests must be ready to provide the truth, pure and simple. The priests will have to be far more reliable than the media outlets.
In the meantime, you who must sit and wait, must also pray and join your heart and soul to Jesus, sacrificed on the Altar for everyone's salvation. Use the moment for intense communion of heart and soul and you will be supported by the Lord Jesus Himself. Stay focused; Hold Jesus' hand; You're alone with Him beside you in the pew. Take advantage of that and talk to Him. He's there and He never turns a dear ear to those who direct their ideas and their love toward Him. Mostly, remember, you are not condemned. You are loved. Take advantage of the moment and invite Jesus to invade you in Spiritual Communion.
So get ready. Fasten your seat belt and leave your handkerchief at home because after this you won't be tempted to cry at my funeral.
