I remember the Kennedy abomination, the spectacle, the accolades, etc.
Being a New Yorker, I also remember the Catholic send-off given to Governor Mario Cuomo
His wake was held on January 5, 2015, and his funeral was held at Saint Ignatius Loyola Church in Manhattan on January 6.
Cuomo, a Roman Catholic, was personally opposed to abortion, but he was pro-choice on the issue, believing that the State does not have the right to ban it.
In a speech at the University of Notre Dame on September 13, 1984, he used the statements of the American Catholic hierarchy to make an argument: “What is ideally desirable isn’t always feasible, ... there can be different political approaches to abortion besides unyielding adherence to an absolute prohibition.”
For this position, Cardinal John Joseph O’Connor considered excommunicating him.
He is interred at St. John RC Cemetery , in Middle Village, Queens.
” My contention is that a notorious public sinner needs to make public repentance for his notorious sins ...”
We don’t know if that was discussed at his last confession, I sure hope it was!
If it was discussed, Kennedy never followed through.
If is wasn't discussed, shame on the priest who continued on with Last Rites for an unrepentant sinner.