UNDERNEWS: BISHOP BANS CATHOLIC CONGRESS MEMBER FROM COMMUNION

NPR - Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin has banned Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, in Rhode Island because of the congressman's support for abortion rights, Kennedy said in a ...
[original post by TPR]
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Will Catholic Bishops Start Denying Communion to Gay Marriage ...

US Catholic Bishops have made a giant leap toward using Communion as their next political weapon, with Rhode Island's bishop telling Rep. Patrick Kennedy that he is no longer welcome to receive C... read more of this post, Will Catholic ...
[original post by Michael A. Jones]
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Upping the Ante: Catholic Bishop Bans Rep. Patrick Kennedy From ...

You know, the Catholic Church certainly gets to enforce whatever rules they make - but this wouldn't bother me so much if they were consistent. After all, when was the last time a bishop singled out someone for supporting what the ...
[original post by Susie Madrak]
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Catholic Bishop Warned Kennedy in 2007 - AOL

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -The Roman Catholic bishop of Rhode Island said Sunday that he asked Rep. Patrick Kennedy in a 2007 letter to stop receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, because of the congressman's public stance on moral ...
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Catholic Bishops: Pro-Abortion Senate Health Care Bill "Worst We've ... - LifeNews.com

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A pro-life spokesman for the nation's Catholic bishops doesn't mince words today an interview about the new Harry Reid health care bill in the Senate that contains massive abortion funding. The bishops have taken a ...
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The Catholic Bishops' Views About Contraception and Abortion in the ... - OpEdNews.com

Duluth, MN (OpEdNews) November 19, 2009 – In their new pastoral letter “Marriage: Love and Life in the Divine Plan” the Catholic bishops are once again up to no good as they reaffirm the ridiculous moral teachings of the Roman Catholic Church ...
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Catholic Church, State clash over 'confessing' of crimes (Trinidad Express)

The Roman Catholic Church and the State of Jamaica could be on a collision course over the laws regarding reporting suspected incidents of child abuse.
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