Thursday, September 8, 2011

Abp. Chaput Takes Over Philly Archdiocese Today; Says "Cafeteria Catholics" Are Not Really Catholics

The Christian Broadcast Network website reports that Charles Chaput -- the archbishop who takes over the Philadelphia archdiocese today (September 8, 2011) -- is one of the Catholic Church's most outspoken conservatives.

Chaput, 66, said the church is not for so-called "Cafeteria Catholics" -- those who pick which doctrines they will follow and which ones they won't.

"If they don't believe what the church teaches, they're not really Catholic," Chaput said in an interview this week.

In recent times, Chaput has condemned the University of Notre Dame -- a Catholic university -- for bestowing an honorary doctorate on President Obama, who supports abortion rights, and has said that Catholic politicians with similar beliefs on abortion should not receive Holy Communion.

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