[Catholicguy]

<> They have excommunicated themselves<>

[Arthur McGowan]

While pro-abortion "Catholic" politicians are without any doubt guilty of mortal sin, and thus not really in union with the Church, the vast majority of canon lawyers appear to hold that in order to incur the AUTOMATIC excomunication for abortion, the participation in the abortion must be close and direct. When it comes to Kennedy, for instance, one would have difficulty that such-and-such a vote in the Senate caused THIS particular abortion.

But the bishops should have excommunicated the lot of them 30 years ago. Let THEM take the case to Rome. Let THEM take the risk of having the issue dragged out over the front pages for months on end.

Most of those who were bishops in the U.S. 30 years ago are probably in Hell. A frightening thought, but there is little evidence against it.

[ThomasMore]

<> They have excommunicated themselves<>

True! But there is something to be said about a public excommunication! St. Paul did it twice that he wrote about!

I've always believed that you can't blow somebody out who is already out but you can blow somebody in! Besides, those politicians who follow suit only with weak conviction may think twice before supporting fellow legislators. (i.e. not all are like Kennedy and Daschle)