[Non-Sequitur]

Mr. Kerry's decision to receive communion represented a challenge to several prominent Catholic bishops, who have become increasingly exasperated with politicians who are Catholic but who deviate from Catholic teaching.

The Church has taken the position that capital punishment is wrong. Will they refuse communion to those politicians who support it?

The Church has also taken the position that divorce is wrong. Will they also refuse communion to those politicians who support laws providing tax incentives for divorce or laws making divorce easily obtained?

[GraceCoolidge]

I think Post 22 clarifies this point.

[Aquinasfan]

Civil divorce laws and laws regarding capital punishment are matters of prudential judgement. Issues like abortion, homosexual marriage and experimentation on human embryos are intrinsic evils, the legalization of which is inexcusable under any circumstances.