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Cardinal Ratzinger's Kerry communion memo

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Cardinal Ratzinger is the Pope's enforcer.

The memo was sent to the US Catholic Bishops' conference last month. With formidable clarity and force, it states that pro-abortion Catholic politicians should be warned by priests that they are not eligible for Communion. If the politician then "shows an obstinate persistence in grave sin", writes Cardinal Ratzinger, he or she should be turned away at the altar rail. Mr Kerry has consistently voted in favour of maintaining abortion rights during his 30-year senatorial career.

Don't allow Kerry to take Communion, Vatican chief tells US Catholic bishops

Richard Evans Lee
July 11, 2004 •
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Hmmmm.... if there's a Catholic Priest in the United States morally qualified to deny the Eucharist to Senator Kerry then I think the Catholic church should be required to start making payments into a National escrow account set up to pay for the sins of Catholic Priests who couldn't keep their hands off of little boys.

Posted by: Mizzou Guy | July 11, 2004 4:50 PM

Last time I checked, priests and/or cardinals are not the ones who decide who is granted eternal life. As a young Catholic female, I have fought the constant pressure to join the anti-abortion groups. If a priest could get pregnant at 14 they might change their views. Communion should not be the time to judge others. Isn't judgement a sin?

Posted by: Jen | July 26, 2004 7:42 PM

Jesus told Mary Magdelane's accusers "he who is without sin shall cast the first stone". Thus one could argue, "let the priest without sin deny eucharist to a pro-choice politician". It is exactly because of the catholic church's hypocrisy that I did not convert from my protestant upbringing.

Posted by: Allison | September 10, 2004 2:37 PM

OMG, I can't stand people you guys. For every 1 sex-offending preist there are 1000 great leasers of the faith as preists.

Posted by: Don | October 12, 2004 9:49 PM

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