[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

And so while they may criticize me for it, no church official has ever suggested that I should be excommunicated or that I am not a Catholic."

It's not a lie if you believe it, Frank. She isn't a Catholic and she's excommunicated herself latae sententiae in accordance with the Catechism and Canon law. Does she deserve excommunication ferendae sententiae? Of course she does. She no longer attends Mass and has separated herself from the Sacraments. Her bishop should make it official.

[Antoninus]

My email to the author of this article:

Dear Ms. Gray,

I read with interest your story in the Detroit Free Press about Jennifer Granholm and her troubles with pro-life protesters at her parish in Plymouth, MI. I would like to take you to task for quoting Frances Kissling of "Catholics" for Free Choice in the article. You may not know this but Ms. Kissling's organization is for all intents and purposes an arm of the abortion industry, receiving most of its funding from multi-million dollar grants from private foundations interested in population control.

Furthermore, Ms. Kissling and her organization have been condemned by the National Council of Catholic Bishops who said, "We state once again with the strongest emphasis: 'Because of its opposition to the human rights of some of the most defenseless members of the human race, and because its purposes and activities deliberately contradict essential teachings of the Catholic faith,... Catholics for a Free Choice merits no recognition or support as a Catholic organization' (Administrative Committee, National Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1993).

I would urge you not to give this organization which operates under false pretenses the dignity of a mention in your stories. Or if you do, at least make it clear that the group has been condemned by the bishops and DOES NOT speak for the Catholic Church in any way, shape, or form.

Best regards,

"Antoninus"