Steve, I'm at a loss to explain to you the pastoral situation regarding Ted Kennedy (or Mario Cuomo, or Rudy Giuliani, or.....the list goes on.)
As you have noticed, a great Furor was aroused by a few Bishops who took seriously the Pope's letter on the Eucharist and/or who took seriously Canon 915.
It might be analogous to this: GS took umbrage to your pointed question about the pols and the Eucharist; OTOH, I did not.
I realize that we're dealing with different stakes in the Politician Controversy.
But I still can't explain it. Look, Cardinal Cushing of Boston was not known as a lefty-wonk, and he was comfortable with the Kennedy antics, too, I guess.
***btw, I find it distasteful when a person [moreso even - a non-Catholic] introduces the Body and Blood of Our Savior as some sort of "gotchya!".***
It was a fact. I would think you would reserve all of your offense for CINO politicians who advocate and legalize abortion and then have the gall to ingest the Host in sheer hypocrisy.
For a priest, bishop, archbishop, cardinal or Pope to allow these men to flaunt Catholic doctrine and take the Eucharist pretending all is well with their souls is also something that should cause you offense unspeakable.
I did not disrespect the Host. In fact, out of respect to you I even capitalized the "H" even though as a Protestant I do not believe in transsubstantiation. My accomodation in capitalization was for you, not me.
Have said before, if I believed the doctrine of the real presence I would be a raging trad.