That bishop will be slapped down immediately on canon law grounds. Nothing to worry about here.
Jesus made a point of welcoming sinners; Judas was invited to the Last Supper.
That was BEFORE Judas betrayed Him, NOT after.
Using communion as a weapon is about as unchristian as you can get.
Refusing to apply the spritual work of Mercy that is the refusal of the Eucharist to the hardened public sinner is as unchristian as you can get.
It leaves them with the false hope that they can continue their public grave sin without fear of temporal punishment (excommunication) or spiritual punishment, Eternal Damnation.
It is NOT an act of charity to contyinue to allow Kerry to receive. It is a statement by the USCCB that they don't give a damn if Kerry dies and goes to hell, just so long as their candidate and ideology wins and they aren't forced to make uncomfortable decisions and apply Church law as Rome instructs.
That bishop will be slapped down immediately on canon law grounds. Nothing to worry about here.
And who's going to slap him down? JPII, who is against the war? His curia, who support him in his opposition?
And, when is the last time a bishop was "slapped down" by Rome?
The reason the bishops are studying a response is that they know very well this is a slippery slope.
It shows that they are willing for Holy Communion to be abused publicly in a grave scandal of public sacrilege as part of an anti-Catholic, ideological, political. movement to divide the church on issues of life and morals. Burke and Bruskewitz should get tough and just announce that types like Kerry have automatically excommunicated themselves and need to do public penance and seek pardon.
Kerry has even employed the garbage jargon of keeping the "government out of people's bedrooms." As if an abortion is performed in someone's bedroom! Now, if he believes that that means no federal or state funds for population control or sex programs of any kind.