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[Obit] Julia Thorne, at 61; author, activist was ex-wife of Senator Kerry
boston.com ^ | April 28, 2006 | By Mark Feeney

Posted on 04/28/2006 7:16:29 AM PDT by cloud8

Julia Thorne, an author, activist, and former wife of US Senator John F. Kerry, died yesterday in Concord. She was 61.

The cause of death was transitional-cell carcinoma, a form of cancer, according to her daughter Vanessa Kerry.

In a telephone interview, John Kerry called Ms. Thorne "a great friend to a lot of people" and spoke with emotion of her accomplishments as a parent. "She was the best mom two daughters could want," he said. "She was completely committed to the kids and their future."

Her daughter echoed that view.

"She was a phenomenal mother," said Vanessa Kerry, of Cambridge. "And she affected many others, too. So many people have come up to me over the years, even on the campaign trail, to say how much of a difference her books made for them. People basked in her embrace of life."

(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: jonqueri; juliathorne; kerry; obituary
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To: cloud8

Kerry...helping America's rich manage their money...one wealthy widow at a time.


41 posted on 04/28/2006 8:27:36 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative
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To: raccoonradio
Kerry eventually received the annulment from the Boston diocese despite Thorne’s vehement objections." [41] The marriage was formally annulled by the Roman Catholic Church in 1997

More proof that the Catholic hierarchy is in bed with the liberal Democrats

42 posted on 04/28/2006 8:27:59 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your most dangerous enemy is your own government)
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To: cloud8

RIP

(Hopefully her daughter, Alexandra, will choose a different dress for the funeral than the one she wore at Cannes in 2004.)


43 posted on 04/28/2006 8:29:51 AM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: Christian4Bush

> The question that...must be asked, is that since her death was caused by a "cell"-related condition, how long will it take for the Left (be it a Democrat or Republican) to ramp up the language about stem-cell research...

You can ask it, but please do so on another thread. Thanks.


44 posted on 04/28/2006 8:32:14 AM PDT by cloud8
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To: brazzaville
Does anyone know what grounds the Catholic Church used to decide that a marriage that they had confirmed, and that had produced children, didn't exist anymore?

money .....of course

45 posted on 04/28/2006 8:32:35 AM PDT by Dick Vomer (liberals suck......... but it depends on what your definition of the word "suck" is.)
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To: brazzaville

I guess in Kerry's mind, the marriage was never really 'consummated'.


46 posted on 04/28/2006 8:36:52 AM PDT by stockstrader
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To: stockstrader
So he was married for EIGHTEEN YEARS, had TWO DAUGHTERS, and his marriage was ANNULLED? Say what?

If you have enough MONEY and are willing to lie, the Catholic Church will annul anyone's marriage. Case in point: I had a an uncle, by marriage, who was a multi-millionaire. He had been married 4 times, producing 3 children. We never could prove it; but, everyone in the family (including his son) believes that he murdered my husband's aunt, his 4th wife. The night she was murdered he moved in with his 29 year old mistress. He was the richest man in town and pretty much had ALL local authorities in his back pocket.

He had that marriage annulled, I'm not sure what he did about the others. The next year he had a huge wedding in the Catholic Church and either a Cardinal or Bishop performed the ceremony. I know he greased the palms of greedy church officials to get this accomplished.

47 posted on 04/28/2006 8:47:03 AM PDT by jamaly (I evacuate early and often!)
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To: cloud8

I didn't know she was ill

Sending prayers


48 posted on 04/28/2006 8:47:57 AM PDT by Mo1 (DEMOCRATS: A CULTURE OF TREASON)
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To: stockstrader
So he was married for EIGHTEEN YEARS, had TWO DAUGHTERS, and his marriage was ANNULLED? Say what?

If you have enough MONEY and are willing to lie, the Catholic Church will annul anyone's marriage. Case in point: I had a an uncle, by marriage, who was a multi-millionaire. He had been married 4 times, producing 3 children. We never could prove it; but, everyone in the family (including his son) believes that he murdered my husband's aunt, his 4th wife. The night she was murdered he moved in with his 29 year old mistress. He was the richest man in town and pretty much had ALL local authorities in his back pocket.

He had that marriage annulled, I'm not sure what he did about the others. The next year he had a huge wedding in the Catholic Church and either a Cardinal or Bishop performed the ceremony. I know he greased the palms of greedy church officials to get this accomplished.

49 posted on 04/28/2006 8:49:41 AM PDT by jamaly (I evacuate early and often!)
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To: jamaly
Wow.

What do you have to lie about? So you can get it annulled even if one spouse if very strongly OPPOSED to that annullment? Why doesn't it take the concurrence of BOTH?

50 posted on 04/28/2006 8:49:47 AM PDT by stockstrader
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To: dead
>Many find him quite attractive<

Eeeeewwww. I guess the people included in that "many" must about swoon with desire over his twin brother, then.

51 posted on 04/28/2006 8:56:07 AM PDT by Darnright (Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.)
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To: raccoonradio

Don't be fooled. Sheila Rauch Kennedy and and Julia Kerry were both liberals who felt that divorced Catholics should be allowed to remarry without annulments. Julia wrote in the foreword to Sheila's book that she supports her ex-husband's annulment only so he could receive the sacraments, but she's against the idea of annulments. Sheila Kennedy also spoke at a Call to Action conference.


52 posted on 04/28/2006 9:03:27 AM PDT by Revenge of Sith
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To: cloud8

May she RIP.


53 posted on 04/28/2006 10:26:19 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Cheney X -- Destroying the Liberal Democrat Traitors By Any Means Necessary -- Ya Dig ? Sho 'Nuff.)
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To: stockstrader
Does that mean that in his mind it never really happened? Geeeeeez

No, it meant that in the eyes of the Church, the SACRAMENT was invalid, NOT the marriage. They are two completely different things. The first is a religious covenant, the second is a legal contract.

54 posted on 04/28/2006 10:32:31 AM PDT by SuziQ
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To: cloud8
"People basked in her embrace of life."

??

55 posted on 04/28/2006 10:44:15 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: cloud8
The marriage was formally annulled by the Roman Catholic Church in 1997.

That's just wrong. The Catholic Church should be ashamed. Eighteen years of marriage invalidated *just like that*.

56 posted on 04/28/2006 11:11:43 AM PDT by my_pointy_head_is_sharp (We're living in the Dark Ages.)
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To: cloud8

How very sad. She was not an old woman by any means.


57 posted on 04/28/2006 11:16:19 AM PDT by Trust but Verify (( ))
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To: stockstrader
What do you have to lie about? So you can get it annulled even if one spouse if very strongly OPPOSED to that annullment? Why doesn't it take the concurrence of BOTH?

I'm not Catholic, so I don't the acceptable reasons for annulment. But, it is my understanding that if you say you divorced for one of the accepted reasons, the annulment is granted. It is MUCH easier if you have lots of money to spread around. Disgusting!

58 posted on 04/28/2006 11:55:30 AM PDT by jamaly (I evacuate early and often!)
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To: SuziQ
So what is the 'basis' of the Church making the sacrament invalid?

And what if one of the spouses is strongly opposed?

59 posted on 04/28/2006 6:55:07 PM PDT by stockstrader
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To: Enduring Freedom

LOL


60 posted on 04/28/2006 6:57:25 PM PDT by beyond the sea ("If you see strange men lurking about in groups of three, RUN!!!" -- stands2reason)
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