Would you all do me the favor of interpreting it for me.
Does this mean that Kerry IS excommunicated, that he MIGHT BE SOON excommunicated, that we are FAR FROM the day he gets excommunicated, that this process will NEVER get him excommunicated.
Your answer and any brief explanation would be appreciated. Thanks.
Kerry is not excommunicated.
This letter is "unofficial." It is from a canon lawyer who was asked to give an opinion.
Until a letter is issued by the Congregation for the Faith, there is no excommunication.
I cannot imagine a circumstance where Cardinal Ratzinger would inject himself into the election so overtly.
Your answer and any brief explanation would be appreciated. Thanks.
See post #12.
John Kerry has not only committed a grave sin (that itself rendering him ineligible for Communion), but by giving public moral support to abortion rights, he is guilty of attempting to help procure successful abortions, which renders him automatically excommunicated.
This is a very important development. If the Archdiocese agrees that Kerry has incurred an automatic excommunication, t will send the signal to all prominent Catholics--laity and clergy--NOT TO DEFY THE CHURCH'S MORAL TEACHINGS.
I owe you one, for the other day. I felt bad about that.
Kerry's anti-Catholic behavior goes beyond his participation in pre-birth murder. Being that he's unmarried and not in a state of grace, when he takes communion he's committing a grave sin. He also publicly receives "communion" in non-Cathlolc churches. Not only is he not ashamed of this, he flaunts it by setting up photo-ops for the event.
He should be ex-commed, but unfortunately it will never happen. Of those who would be responsible for doing so, too many are either worldly cowards or worse, sympathetic to his anti-Christ world view.