Good Priest punished.

A Priest punished for following the Word of God. Wow.

In this case, the chain-of-command in the Catholic Church is apparently out of step with the Lord Jesus Christ.

As a servant of Jesus Christ, whenever a controversy concerning proper Christian conduct comes up, I go and look up what the Bible says, and I go from there.

According to the Bible, Fr. Guarnizo was right to not participate in giving communion to the “communion lesbian” because he had just received knowledge of her willful participation in a sexually sinful lifestyle.

“...Here are the facts: On Saturday February 25th I showed up to officiate at a funeral Mass for Mrs. Loetta Johnson. The arrangements for the Mass were also not my own. I wish to clarify that Ms. Barbara Johnson (the woman who has since complained to the press), has never been a parishioner of mine. In fact I had never met her or her family until that morning.

...If a Quaker, a Lutheran or a Buddhist, desiring communion had introduced himself as such, before Mass, a priest would be obligated to withhold communion. If someone had shown up in my sacristy drunk, or high on drugs, no communion would have been possible either. If a Catholic, divorced and remarried (without an annulment) would make that known in my sacristy, they too according to Catholic doctrine, would be impeded from receiving communion.

...Ms. Johnson’s circumstances are precisely one of those relations which impede her access to communion according to Catholic teaching. Ms. Johnson was a guest in our parish, not the arbitrer of how sacraments are dispensed in the Catholic Church. ...”

Full article here.

What the communion lesbian REALLY did. (updated 08 Mar.2012)

And now it turns out that she's a Buddhist! Why then did she insist on recieving communion?

I knew it. I knew it had to be a setup. It was even more of a setup than I thought. The lesbian really tried hard to intimidate Fr. Guarnizo into ignoring Church doctrine and sexual sin.

“...In the wake of international press coverage of a priest’s decision to deny a lesbian communion, and the woman’s subsequent demands that he be removed from the parish, a source close to the incident contacted LifeSiteNews with new information that he says will set the record straight. Among other things, the new information indicates that the woman did actually receive Communion at the Mass – but from an Extraordinary minister rather than the priest.

...the self-identified lesbian, Barbara Johnson, is very public about her homosexuality and is a published author of erotic lesbian material...

...Johnson had informed the priest before the Mass that she was a lesbian, and was denied communion when she presented herself in line. ...

...the priest was confronted by Johnson for the first time moments before Mass began.

...well known for his outspoken defense of Church teachings. ...

...Johnson initially came into the sacristy to discuss the details of the two eulogies that were supposed to be delivered, but left abruptly and returned with her brother and another woman, whom she introduced as her “lover.” Following this introduction, Johnson made a second abrupt exit, this time with her lover reportedly blocking the door in an apparent attempt to prevent any further conversation between Fr. Guarnizo and Johnson. ...

...Fr. Guarnizo turned her away in a manner so discreet that the Eucharistic Minister standing a few feet away did not know what had occurred. Johnson then crossed over to the Eucharistic minister’s line and was given communion. ...

...She also told the National Catholic Reporter that Fr. Guarnizo not only did not attend the burial, but also did not make an effort to find another priest to do so, and that it was the funeral director who took the initiative in contacting another priest.

...He had a migraine during the funeral, and discreetly left...

...he accompanied the body in procession down the aisle and out the door to the hearse...

...He personally arranged for the funeral director to contact another local priest, Fr. Paul Sweeney, who joined the family at the cemetery.

...“Fr knew the lady was a practicing lesbian because she came into the sacristy and introduced her ‘lover’ to Fr just before the Mass. ...

...He felt that it was a matter of conscience to deny her communion since he had been informed that she was an active homosexual by her own admission.”...

...“any person who obstinately perseveres in manifest grave sin is not to be admitted to Holy Communion.” ...”

Original info here.

Catholic Priest stands up to lesbian pressure. (updated 01 Mar.2012)

Although I have great compassion for Barbara Johnson in her time of bereavement, the fact remains that she has willfully embraced sexual sin, and her and her lesbian lesbian lover tried to pressure a servant of Jesus Christ into accepting sexual sin.

The mainstream media is, of course, in full-spin-mode, and only reporting the lesbian's side of the story.

"...Somebody claiming to have ‘first hand’ knowledge, responding to somebody being critical of the priest, comments on the situation:

"I happen to know “First hand” that Barbara went into the sacristy before the mass and introduced herself as a lesbian in an active lesbian relationship… introducing her partner as “her lover” (her words). She left the sacristy before Fr. could have the “private discussion” you talk about. Barbara's “Lover” blocked his way out of the sacristy when he attempted to speak with her further.

Before communion, Fr. clearly announced the “rules” for receiving communion to all present (as is common at most weddings and funerals). These “rules” have been consistent for ages and should be nothing new to Catholics… ..."

Here and here's what really happened.