The official position of the church is Canon Law. It is freely available on-line here:
http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_INDEX.HTM
Fr. Venditti cited the appropriate canon and it is quite clear.
Living in a PUBLIC state of grave sin means Mr. Kennedy should not have been allowed a Catholic funeral. As Fr. Venditti said, it brings scandal to the church and confuses those who are trying to live according to the teachings of the church.
Another ‘today signup’ chimes in on a years-old thread.....weird.