Rhode Islanders react to Tobin-Kennedy dispute

Providence Journal ^ | 11/23/2009 | Richard Salit

[In veno, veritas]

“Jesus welcomed everyone.” Especially the Pharisees.

[HP8753]

The Kennedy family does so much good," said Dorothy Boisseau, of Providence.

Ignorance is curable.......Stupid is forever!!!

[classified]

Just wished the Catholic church had the wisdom to have refused Ted Kennedy of the communion while he was living.

[avital2]

now that Teddy Sr is gone, the bishops are finding a little backbone. hope it’s not too late in the game.

[uncbob]

"Jesus welcomed everyone."

Didn't seem to do very well by the "Money Changers" in the temple

[PrincessB]

Yes, Jesus welcomed everyone, but he also told them to go forth and sin no more. It’s amazing how many people forget the second half.

[LibFreeOrDie]

"The Kennedy family does so much good,"

You mean during the moments when they're not drunk, drugged-out, raping, and whoring?

[tioga]

patrick got his letter years ago, long before daddyted died. the RI Bishop kept it confidential, the arrogant kennedy is the one who brought this up now.

and as a practicing Catholic I say it’s about time Patrick either converted to his own church or left it.

[SuziQ]

"It's an outrage what [Tobin] is doing to him," she said. "I never would believe a bishop would do something like that. I don't think they should take Communion away from anybody." She went on to say that "this would never happen to his father [the late U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy]. I think they put [Patrick Kennedy] in an embarrassing situation. I think they owe him an apology on national television."

This is just like stupid Northeastern Catholics. Bishop Tobin is NOT the one who made this public. Patrick Kennedy did so, precisely to elicit this reaction from his fellow Rhode Island Catholics. Most of those folks have been CINOs for years, because they've been drinking the Democrat Party and Union kool-aid all that time.

I am continually amazed at just how poorly catechized these folks are. Many of them went to Catholic schools through the 12th grade,a nd sometimes through college! I went to Catholic school in Mississippi only through the 8th grade, but I know a heck of a lot more about what the Church teaches, and WHY, than these goobers do!

[Godwin1]

Kennedy is not a religious Believer and could care less about receiving Communion. No one who believes in a Living God who pays attention to the affairs of humans endorses killing innocent preborn children in ways too horrible to contemplate. Kennedy is picking this fight to appear the victim and to unite the bigoted anti-Christian Democrat base. Extraordinary cynicism. Even for a Kennedy.

[Campion]

Jesus welcomed everyone.

In the immortal words of His cousin, John the Baptist ...

"You brood of vipers, who told you to flee from the wrath to come?"

Is that 'welcoming' enough for you, ma'am?

[Arthur McGowan]

Mass-goers express their views on the weird, unfamiliar world of basic Catholicism.

Skulls full of mush.

[tioga]

Actually, Patrick Kennedy is a heretic.

A person who holds controversial opinions, especially one who publicly dissents from the officially accepted dogma of the Roman Catholic Church.

[dominic flandry]

I read somewhere, I forget where, that supposedly Jesus talked about Hell more than anyone else in either the Old or New Testament. If true, then the point is “we have been warned.”

[circlecity]

" Dorothy Boisseau, of Providence. "Jesus welcomed everyone."

Really? silly me. I thought I remembered him saying "narrow is the gate that leads to life and few are those who enter"

[Cronos]

not wisdom — b****. The present bishop HAS them. Muscular Christianity is back!

[Arthur McGowan]

The comments from the parishioners show that an utterly false, twisted version of Catholicism has been preached for a couple of generations. One without any consciousness of sin. It will be a long slog back to the truth. Many people will refuse to make the trip, and there will always be Kennedys to exploit them.

[Palladin]

This is a very sad situation. Many Northeastern Bishops decided to throw out the Catechism after Vatican II. The best and simplest method of teaching Christian Doctrine to children was abandoned and supplanted with touchy-feely picture books. The strong masculine Christian Saints of old were replaced with JFK and Martin Luther King.

Those Bishops have a lot to answer for before the Almighty.

[goat granny]

They do good skiing and flying....helps control the population....( I know I am mean)