Sacramentum Caritatis on "Eucharistic Consistency"

Hat tip to Joanna Bogle for highlighting this excerpt from the Holy Father's Eucharistic Exhortation, Sacramentum Caritatis:

"Worship pleasing to God can never be a purely private matter, without consequences for our relationships with others: it demands a public witness to our faith. Evidently, this is true for all the baptised, yet it is especially incumbent upon those who, by virtue of their social or political position, must make decisions regarding fundamental values, such as respect for human life, its defence from conception to natural death, the family built upon marriage between a man and a woman, the freedom to educate one's children, and the promotion of the common good in all its forms. These values are not negotiable. Consequently, Catholic politicians and legislators, conscious of their grave responsibility before society, must feel particularly bound, on the basis of a properly formed conscience, to introduce and support laws grounded in human nature. There is an objective connection here with the Eucharist (1.Cor 11:27-29). Bishops are bound to reaffirm constantly these values as part of their responsibility to the flock entrusted to them."

On the subject of politicians and bishops who put their faith into action, Mrs. Bogle has another post about the Martyrs' Walk on June 23 to commemorate Saints John Fisher and Thomas More:

Meeting in London to plan the Martyrs' Walk, organised by members of Miles Jesu. The date is June 23rd, and everyone will meet at 11 am at Tower Hill, where Saints John Fisher and Thomas More gave their lives for the Faith. We'll be walking to Tyburn, via stops at Greyfriars and at St Patrick's Church, Soho Square, where there will be talks, and Benediction....

The week before, on Friday June 15th, I'll be giving a talk at Westminster Cathedral (the Hinsley Room, just alongside the Cathedral) about the history of the Church in England, from Augistine's landing in Kent through the centuries to the present day and its opportunities.

For more information on all of this, contact Miles Jesu at 0208 764 0341.

More on the Martyrs' Walk in London can be found here and here.


UPDATE
I just realized that Rich Leonardi also writes about "Eucharistic Consistency" (and quotes the same excerpt from Sacramentum Caritatis) today at his blog, Ten Reasons.

Rich and I are obviously reading the same blogs.

;-)