[CWW]

He has effectively excommunicated himself under Church law. There need not be a formal pronouncement. That' why he goes to church at schismatic "c"atholic churches where fallen-away priests don't withhold communion.

Under well-established Church law, taking communion when you have been told that your moral choices are inconsistent with the sacrament is considered a grave sin, a sacrilege, that can imperil your mortal soul because you have effectively giving God the finger.

[escapefromboston]

the Pope should force kerry to stand in the snow at Canossa like they did to henry IV

(just kidding)