Pat Kennedy bared from communion for political stance
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:28 am
Not as strong an action as it should be, but it's a good start.
Kennedy: Barred from Communion
Amen! Of course there are other stands besides abortion he takes that are not worthy of one who claims to be a christian.
Kennedy: Barred from Communion
WASHINGTON — Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin has forbidden Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy to receive the Roman Catholic sacrament of Holy Communion because of his advocacy of abortion rights, the Rhode Island Democrat said Friday.
“The bishop instructed me not to take Communion and said that he has instructed the diocesan priests not to give me Communion,” Kennedy said in a telephone interview.
Kennedy said the bishop had explained the penalty by telling him “that I am not a good practicing Catholic because of the positions that I’ve taken as a public official,” particularly on abortion. He declined to say when or how Bishop Tobin told him not to take the sacrament. And he declined to say whether he has obeyed the bishop’s injunction.
Amen! Of course there are other stands besides abortion he takes that are not worthy of one who claims to be a christian.