[Pontiac]

St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke publicly warned him "not to present himself for Communion"—an ostracism that Canon Law 915 reserves for "those who obstinately persist in manifest grave sin." Kerry was scheduled to be in St. Louis last Sunday, and told TIME, "I certainly intend to take Communion and continue to go to Mass as a Catholic."

A rare bit of courage from a Catholic Arch Bishop and a typical display of hypocrisy from Kerry.

[Jalapeno]

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[ardara]

The prolem in Massachusetts goes deeper than Kerry.The Catholic Church there is a scandal.The people think the Democratic Party is their Church.

[ardara]

The prolem in Massachusetts goes deeper than Kerry.The Catholic Church there is a scandal.The people think the Democratic Party is their Church.

[GraceCoolidge]

I too was very impressed with the St. Louis Archibishop and his statement. I wish that more Catholic leaders would follow suit. As for this, "separation of church and state" argument... just as the Catholic church cannot tell the state authorities what to do, the state authorities (such as Senators Kerry, Kennedy, etc.) do not have the authority to suspend church teachings for their own benefit or what they perceive to be the benefit of their constituents or their campaigns. Senator Kerry is free to believe whatever he wants... but he cannot proclaim himself a Catholic in good standing. This "photo op Catholicism" turns my stomach... and I am angry not only at the Kerrys and Kennedys of the world, but at the Catholic church officials who do not take a stand. I wish we had more like Archbishop Raymond Burke.