Wouldn’t the fact that Kennedy repented on his death bed be something the Church would want people to know?
I mean, imagine if Ted Kennedy repented of all the years of his support for abortion? Wouldn’t we hear even some whisper of that?
All that having been said, having watched my sister - in - law die of brain cancer, she was not able to communicate at all for more than a few weeks before her death occurred.
They don't call it 'the seal of the confessional' for nothing.