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Minnie,
I agree with you. The rules seem to apply only to us little people. The Kennedys and the Kerrys can get away with murder as you say.
I was raised a Catholic but I don't practice it any longer. However, I still believe in a lot of the teachings. I have another religion now.
The Catholic church has been hypocritical on any number of things, including how they managed the sexual abuse issue for years.
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Sister to a Marine vet who served in Vietnam and proud of it.

PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!

[shawa]

Kerry will not even heed his own Archbishop Sean O'Malley of Boston!

In the Debate,when asked about how he would respond to Catholic
clergy who criticize his pro abortion position, Kerry ARROGANTLY says:
"Well, I disagree with them, thats all," What a pompous POS.

From: http://catholicsagainstkerry.com


* * * Archbishop O'Malley on Pro-Abortion Politicians Like Senator Kerry:

Boston Archbishop Says Pro-Abortion Politicians "Shouldn't Dare Come to Communion"

WASHINGTON, DC, January 23, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com)
In an interview with LifeSiteNews.com following the Vigil for Life Mass in Washington Wednesday, Boston Archbishop Sean O'Malley expressed his great desire for a renewal of faith among Catholics. Asked about the problem of Catholic politicians promoting abortion, the Archbishop noted that the problem "is not only politicians but those (Catholics) who vote for them." He stressed repeatedly the "great need for adult catechesis among our people."
"These politicians should know that if they're not voting correctly on these life issues that they shouldn't dare come to communion," the Archbishop told LifeSiteNews.com.
Archbishop O'Malley noted that beyond pro-abortion politicians, that reception of Holy Communion by those not in a state of grace is sadly commonplace. "I think it's in the context of a greater problem - Catholics feel that everyone is entitled to go to communion all the time. That has to be addressed. You know if a (pro-abortion) politician asked me I would say you shouldn't go to communion, I wouldn't go to communion. They don't understand why." He explained, "At a funeral sometimes they will announce that communion is for Catholics and people get all offended, so we've lost the notion of the sacredness of communion and the kind of disposition we need to have."
Aside from his stressing the "great need" for adult catechesis, the Boston Archbishop said the solution lies in holiness. Catholics must "be willing to live their faith heroically, the testimony of holiness is the only thing that's going to be able to convince people. Mother Teresa could speak about life issues in a way, because of the ethos of her life, that was much more powerful than the most eloquent preacher or teacher. We have to live our faith very deeply in order to draw people."
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Archbishop O'Malley also once wrote:
I have not said for whom I shall vote, but I will tell you for whom I will not vote. I will not vote for any politician who will promote abortion or the culture of death, no matter how appealing the rest of his or her program might be. They are wolves in sheep’s garments, the K.K.K. without the sheets, and sadly enough, they don’t even know it.
If I were ever tempted to vote for simply selfish reasons, tribal allegiances, or economic advantages rather than on the moral direction of the country, I should beat a hasty retreat from the curtain of the polling booth to the curtain of the confessional.
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Cardinal Arinze has similarly said that "unambiguously pro-abortion" Catholic politicians are "not fit" to receive communion.
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We agree with the Archbishop.