[murron]

Maybe I missed it. Who is his confessor?

[annalex]

In addition to sacramental confessions, of which I know nothing -- and I doubt that anyone knows much -- we know that Obama hand-delivered a personal letter from Ted to the Pope.

We don't know if it expressed any contrition, and of course it falls short of a public repentance simply because it is private.

But, since Ted was not excommunicated, the question of a funeral Mass should not even arise.

We should pray for his soul.

[NYer]

Maybe I missed it. Who is his confessor?

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy died in peace with his whole family praying around him, the clan's priest said Wednesday morning as the world mourned Massachusetts' senior senator, who died from brain cancer at the age of 77.

"It was a total surprise to me to see another world he was involved in -- the spiritual world," said Rev. Patrick Tarrant of Our Lady of Victory Church.

Tarrant, who was called to Kennedy's bedside late Tuesday as the senator was dying, said it was clear that Kennedy was ready for the journey that awaited him. He described the senator as "a man of quiet prayer" in his last hours. Full Text