DRUDGE POSTS 'MOVE TO EXCOMMUNICATE KERRY AND OTHERS ADVANCES'

http://www.drudgereport.com/ ^ | 10/18/04 | Link to Catholic World News Article

[glory2]

Kerry said to be excommunicated

Los Angeles, Oct. 18 (CWNews.com) - A consultant to the Vatican has said Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has incurred the penalty of excommunication from the Catholic Church.

[glory2]

Though it has been discussed previously today on Free Republic and posted at Power Line, the Catholic World News article has now been linked on the Drudge Report.

[Miss Behave]

Yes, and in red print.

ALSO, DRUDGE HAS UP THE EDWARDS HAIR VIDEO!!!!

I KID YOU NOT.

[swilhelm73]

Uh, wouldn't there be something more definitive from the Vatican if Kerry has been excommunicated?

[GeronL]

his excommunication would be an October surprise huh?

[prophetic]

do you really think that this will hurt his campaign?

I really hope it does!~~

[beaversmom]

Oh that hair do thing is so funny.

[ijkrst]

I'm a devout Episcopalian but I'm loving the Catholics more every day! This is hilarious.

[CatOwner]

"do you really think that this will hurt his campaign?"

Probably not. It will have the same impact on the religious right voting against him as it will for those on the left that despise the religious right. It will be a wash if true.

[Kryptonite]

Any pics of the hair for the popup averse?

[watsonfellow]

To answer your question, no. "This type of excommunication is known as latae sententiae, which means that it occurs automatically and does not require a formal pronouncement by any Church official."

[watsonfellow]

"Consequently, if a Catholic publicly and obstinately supports the civil right to abortion, knowing that the Church teaches officially against that legislation, he or she commits that heresy envisioned by Can. 751 of the Code. Provided that the presumptions of knowledge of the law and penalty and imputability are not rebutted in the external forum, one is automatically excommunicated according to Can. 1364, Sec. 1."

[watsonfellow]

"Consequently, if a Catholic publicly and obstinately supports the civil right to abortion, knowing that the Church teaches officially against that legislation, he or she commits that heresy envisioned by Can. 751 of the Code. Provided that the presumptions of knowledge of the law and penalty and imputability are not rebutted in the external forum, one is automatically excommunicated according to Can. 1364, Sec. 1."

[Merry]

I'm waiting to hear from the Cardinal in Boston. I hope this is true.

[Miss Behave]

Sorry, Kryptonite, I'm really lame--don't know how to do pics. :-(

I'm really lame, and new. :-(

[Boundless]

It's a Rove dirty trick.

He got to the Pope.

Probably promised to get pardons for some priests or something.

:-)

[MKM1960]

What happens to a priest that gives communion to someone who they know is excommunicated?

[proust]

the way this works, Kerry has excommunicated himself based on his words, deeds, and his declarations of future defiance... so Drudge's title is a tad misleading.. but he's not Catholic so it's not that big a deal.

[watsonfellow]

Same thing that happens if a non Catholic walks into a Church and takes communion. Obviously the priest will have no idea that this person is a non-Catholic, but since the supplicant is not in a state of communion or grace, then the benificial act of taking communion is voided.

[Kryptonite]

Welcome to FR. I found the Breck Girl in action thread and watched the video. Prissy barbiedoll a heartbeat from the excommunicated Catholic - what a joke of a ticket.

[dc-zoo]

Kerry must be one of those "Dark Clouds" the Pope was talking about.