Sally Quinn on Communion
Sally Quinn, a Washington Post writer, explains why she received Communion at Tim Russert's funeral.
The essence of the piece is here:
Like most of us, I am searching for meaning in my life, looking for markers from all faith traditions which touch me in a spiritual way. In this moment of loss I felt invited to take part in this sacrament.
She didn't receive Communion (not "took," as she repeatedly writes in the piece) because she believed it was the Body and Blood of Christ, but because she was searching for meaning. But how does one achieve
meaning when one doesn't
believe in the meaning? I'm flabbergasted. What she did was abuse of the Faith--using it, in a narcissistic way, to make herself feel spiritual, without actually respecting what it means.
I gather from this piece that she cobbles together a spirituality based on what appeals to her from different faiths, and she's genuinely surprised, even offended, that this would bother anyone. Best of all is her resort to "That's not what Jesus would do." No, Jesus would
never be offended that someone act in a supremely hypocritical manner by proclaiming
Communion with a Church that they
have no Communion with.
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