Posted on 08/29/2009 4:27:32 PM PDT by NYer
That shows evidence that he was given time to have Last Rites. Something Kopechne didn’t get. Something that countless unborn babies did not get.
Still his public scandal was obvious to all on abortion and many other matters. He was terminal for over a year and never made any public statements or released any letters owning up to his scandalous public sins on grave matters of which he was a very public advocate.
The Order of Christian Funerals is quite specific: “A brief homily based on the readings is always given after the gospel reading at the funeral liturgy, and may also be given after the readings at the vigil service; but there is never to be a eulogy” (OCF, 27).
Thanks for posting this interesting article and the link to another article by the same author on whether Kennedy was eligible for a Catholic funeral (he was).
Does anyone know what was in the letter Kennedy sent to the Pope via Obama? I pray that it was a detailed confession of his sins and plea for absolution for the major transgressions in his life.
May he rest in peace, and may much of the legilation he sponsored be overturned.
He should have said the ‘damned’ Kennedy. Most likely he was damned.
The comments I’ve heard always occur after Communion, and just before the Final Blessing. They would never be confused with a homily.
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