Posted on 08/30/2009 9:35:22 AM PDT by PRES BUSH FAN
Catholics generally want communications between themselves and their confessor to remain private. Yet, CNN released excerpts from the recent letter Senator Kennedy sent through the President to the Holy Father. The public release of this letter highlighted the senator’s accomplishments considered pillar liberal causes. Yet, the letter failed to mention the countless abortions, Mary Jo Kopechne’s homicide and the adulteries that this senator caused or enabled. To reach this far, the White House appears nothing less than desperate to further their agenda. Shameful!
Link to the excerpts?
Why would a supposed Catholic send a letter through a muslim to The Pope. I hope The Pope circular files the Swimmer’s garbage. Kennedy does not deserve any forgiveness. The Pope’s silence is deafening.
Kennedy and Pelosi bring shame to all Catholics. They are not real Catholics.
“Kennedy and Pelosi bring shame to all Catholics. They are not real Catholics.”
I think we can include many other Democrat so-called Catholics:Sebelius, Biden, Robert “Boob” Casey-PA, Murtha, ...
Pelosi, Kennedy, Biden are pseudo Catholics who give actual practicing Catholics a bad name...plus their comments and actions mislead lead other “not so” sophisticated Catholics astray.
...And for those actions alone I would not want to be in there shoes come the day of judgment.
What? Like you and I deserve it?
Ive been trashing the Kennedys’ for a long, long time, but out of fear for my own salvation, I try very hard not to judge in that arena.
What? Like you and I deserve it?”
Amen. In fact there is a report that a priest was seen making regular visits to Kennedy's home over the past few months. I hope he made a good confession and died in God's friendship as we all hope to someday.
If it was a private letter to the pope, it should have remained a private letter.
The Pope is not Kennedy’s confessor. Confession and Absolution must occur IN PERSON—not by letter, or telephone, or Vitaphone, or any other medium of communication.
Kennedy’s letter is an obvious attempt to trick the Pope into saying something that appears to commend Kennedy for his “service” and his “faith.” I.e., Kennedy is fishing for compliments.
The Pope didn’t fall for it.
The pro-abortion pansy Cardinal McCarrick did his best to exploit what the Pope DID write.
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