Kerry cited in Catholic heresy case

Washington Times ^ | 7/1/04 | Julia Duin

[Elkiejg]

A Catholic lawyer has filed heresy charges against Sen. John Kerry with the Archdiocese of Boston, accusing the Democratic presidential candidate of bringing "most serious scandal to the American public" by receiving Holy Communion as a pro-choice Catholic.

The 18-page document was sent to the archdiocese June 14, but released to the public only yesterday by Marc Balestrieri, a Los Angeles-based canon lawyer and an assistant judge with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles' tribunal, an ecclesiastical court.

[Bigg Red]

Your thoughts are in line with mine. Most of the Catholic haters are pro-Rat already, but this may tip some others toward Kerry as well.

[bitt]

wow, you are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo right!

that is SICK!!!!

[tiki]

You're right about that. I know 2 rabid atheists and they think SKerry is the greatest. The only good thing is, I know a lot of people and these are the only atheists I know.

[Pio]

Kerry's normal church (if you can call it that) is the Paulist Center -- owned and operated by the Paulists, and not under O'Malley's direct control -- calls itself on its website "a worship community in the Roman Catholic tradition," whatever that means.

Religious orders are absolutely subject to the local Bishop. They operate in his territory at his pleasure. O'Malley could shut the place tomorrow if he wanted.

[maryz]

Religious orders are absolutely subject to the local Bishop. They operate in his territory at his pleasure. O'Malley could shut the place tomorrow if he wanted.

"Absolutely subject"? I really think you're far too optimistic here about the authority of the bishop. Under current law in the USA, bishops have "authority" only over those who accept it.

Picture O'Malley saying that the Paulists no longer have faculties in his archdiocese. I really don't think that would stop them -- and I would bet they'd love the chance to bloviate to the media. The Paulist Center is on Beacon Hill -- home of many other rich and influential people besides Kerry.

I assume the Paulists own the property (or at least have a valid lease), and so there's no civil grounds on which O'Malley could throw them out. It's been many a century since bishops could raise private armies and do things directly. Which side do you think the media would be on?

In practical terms, I really don't think there's anything O'Malley can do. I hope and pray he's looking behind the the scenes (I hear that's his preferred tactic) for a way to deal with this; I just don't know what way that might be.

Do pray for him.

[Coleus]

Mark is on Sean Hannity now.

[Coleus]

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On 14 June 2004 DE FIDE filed its first Libellus Litis (Bill of Complaint) in the Ecclesiastical Court of the Archdiocese of Boston. The Criminal Complaint alleges that United States Senator JOHN F. KERRY, as a baptized Catholic, has committed a court-martial offense under Canon Law by professing the Right-to-Murder heresy, commonly known as the "Right to Choose" doctrine.

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