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McGreevy may save more souls than many bishops,and I hope that he will come to renounce his position on abortion sooner rather than later.

I didn't take Holy Communion for about 5 years because I was in a state of mortal sin. I hated what I was doing,but just couldn't muster the where-with-all to repent and confess. My hunger for the Body and Blood of Christ was instrumental in finally putting an end to my dalliance on the dark side. I pray that this will have the same effect on him.

It also will serve to point out the hypocrisy of those catholic politicians who flaunt the Church teachings and insist on taking Communion. I hope people start questioning whether they want to be represented by men and women who refuse to hear their shepherds. Maybe voters will realize that if a politician can't even be true to that Faith to which s/he professes,s/he has no truth within,and where there is no truth there can be no trust. And,who wants to live in a world like that?

Prayers for McGreevy's change of heart on abortion. Does anyone know if his opponent is pro-life?

I'm curious about Gov McGreevy's motivation in obeying the Bishop. Is he being obedient and the rest is just bluster to save face, or is he at this time repudiating his Catholic faith?

Somebody made the point that he made the wrong choice. I couldn't agree more. Let's see, eternal life with God or the favor of political idealogues for the length of the twinkling of an eye, Hmmmmm! Which will it be?

Like Sara, for a long time I wouldn't receive Communion either because I was in sin, and didn't see an end to it. At Mass I would say, along with everybody else, "Lord, I am not worthy to receive You, but only say the word and I will be healed." But with me it was more of a plea and I would stay in my seat until He invited me personally. He did, and I pray that the Governor will be invited also.

Way to go Abp Myers - and to a lesser extent Gov McGreevy.

The presumed opponent of McGreevey for the 2005 gubernatorial election in NJ is Brett Schundler, a passionately pro-life Evangelical Christian and former mayor of Jersey City. He will be opposed by a woman state senator of the once dominant baby-killing wing of the NJ GOP. She will lose the primary to Schundler. McGreevey is losing by a substantial margin to Schundler in recent polls which I believe show Schundler with 53% and a chunk of undecided voters. McGreevey beat Schundler last time in an extraordinarily bitter election and has given NJ voters every reason to resent that outcome. McGreevey is also rumored to have, ummm, unusually close relations with, ummm, young men.

Also note that the new bishop of Camden, Joseph Galante has fired on McGreevey and other pro-abort "Catholics" saying thatthey are not in communion with the Church and ought not receive the Eucharist. Archbishop Myers has a strong history on the subject of abortion and at least one other bishop has also taken the hard line.