Click on picture to enlarge.Kennedy: Barred from Communion
November 23, 2009
WASHINGTON — Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin has forbidden Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy to receive the Roman Catholic sacrament of Holy Communion because of his advocacy of abortion rights, the Rhode Island Democrat said Friday. Read full story here
Local Reaction to Kennedy-Bishop Dispute
By Ray Hershel
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- A dispute over abortion has heated up a controversy between Rhode Island Bishop Thomas Tobin and Congressman Patrick Kennedy. Kennedy is Pro-Choice and his position on abortion puts him at odds with the teachings of the Catholic Church. Bishop Tobin has asked Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion.
Kennedy says his disagreement with the bishop does not make him any less of a Catholic. Read full story here.
I'm glad that the church is finally cracking down on Patches Kennedy. They should have cracked down on his old man a long time ago too.
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