Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin of Rhode Island has told U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion -- the central sacrament of the Catholic Church -- because of the Congressman's support for abortion rights.
Rep. Kennedy, who is the son of the late U.S. Sen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts, criticized the nation's Catholic bishops last month for threatening to oppose an overhaul of the nation's health-care system, unless lawmakers included tighter restrictions on abortion. Bishop Tobin said Rep. Kennedy made an unprovoked attack on the Catholic Church and demanded an apology, according to the Associated Press.
This week Bishop Tobin said, "Because of his obstinate public support of abortion, which is clearly contrary to an essential teaching of the church of a matter of critical morality, he is then not properly prepared to receive Holy Communion. No one has a right to receive Holy Communion."
This quote of Bishop Tobin seems to me to be very offensive in describing Rep. Kennedy's recent support of abortion. What do you think? Please feel free to comment.
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