Sen. Kennedy’s letter to Pope said he fell short but ‘tried to be a faithful Catholic’
The parts of the letters released are excerpts. There may have been other parts in which the Pope took him to task for his very public flouting of Church doctrine. And, for that matter, they may have left out the portions Kennedy may have written acknowledging that his stance on abortion was wrong.
Since the Pope signed off with a blessing, I’m wondering if Kennedy did ask forgiveness for that very obvious way he “fell short.”