Well, as long as we are swimming in the sea of silliness here, if he raped her, what harm has he done, since she supposedly is in a PVS and incapable of feeling and deserving of death? This may be in poor taste, but what would they charge him with...sex with a vegetable? Or necrophilia?
(from terrisfight.org)
In a statement to the press, Michael Schiavos attorney, George Felos stated that the reason for this was that he didnt want anyone to do something that would cause Terri distress.
If he really thinks she is a braindead vegetable, how can he think receiving communion could upset her? Mr. Felos?