Justin Cardinal Rigali of Philadelphia and
Francis Cardinal George of Chicago
Also Avery Cardinal Dulles (son of Ike's Sec/State John Foster Dulles)
The New York Archdiocese holds an annual charity dinner called the Al Smith Dinner (named for the 1928 Democratic Presidential candidate, a Catholic and usually MC'd by his Republican grandson) and it is held in October. In presidential election years, this dinner is an absolute mandatory appearance for major party presidenial nominees. Biden would be shredded with the parts left in the gutter if he showed up. Edward Cardinal Egan has his weaknesses but his hatred of abortion will keep him from comforting the embarassing likes of the lying drunken frat boy of faithless Notre Dame, who is Neil, errr Joe Biden.
I found the Cardinal the wrote the church's opinion in post 105. Good thing he's just an obscure Cardinal. I wonder if Biden would take him on?
Thanks BE!
DK
>>I found the Cardinal who wrote about denying communion to policitians that support abortion:
On the question of Communion for Catholic politicians, Cardinal Ratzinger outlined a process of pastoral guidance and correction for politicians who consistently promote legal abortion and euthanasia. That process could extend to a warning against taking Communion, and in the case of "obstinate persistence" by the politician, the minister "must refuse to distribute" Communion, he said.
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0403722.htm
Now I know this only a Cardinal, it's not like he's the Pope or anything...
Right Joe?
DK<<