[sinkspur]

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

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.

[xzins]

Thanks, sinkspur.

It sounds like you're voting for FAR FROM THE DAY or NEVER.

These church legal things are hard for outsiders to decipher.

[Hermann the Cherusker]

I cannot imagine a circumstance where Cardinal Ratzinger would inject himself into the election so overtly.

What if Kerry made a campaign stop at an abortion clinic, and helped escort patients into the clinic?

Would that be sufficient?