Kerry takes Communion during visit to Orlando

Orlando Sentinel ^ | 11/03/04

[madprof98]

Some say he should not receive the sacrament because he backs abortion rights.

Despite opposition from some Roman Catholic bishops across the country, and from Coadjutor Bishop Thomas Wenski of Orlando, Sen. John Kerry received Holy Communion at St. John Vianney Catholic Church on Monday.

The official press pool accompanying Kerry, a Catholic who has supported abortion rights, confirmed that the Democratic candidate received the sacrament during a morning service celebrating the Feast of All Saints.

[snip]

The Diocese of Orlando had no comment on Kerry's Communion.

The Rev. Paul Henry of St. John Vianney, who celebrated the Mass on Monday, would neither confirm nor deny that he had served Communion to Kerry.

"It's not a matter of public discussion," he said Tuesday.

The Kerry campaign asked for permission to attend the scheduled Mass.

"We indicated that he would be welcome to attend," Henry said. "He is Catholic, and all are welcome to celebrate the feast. Mass is not the moment to make judgments about where people are in their spiritual lives."

[madprof98]

Now that people of faith have put Kerry out to pasture, it's time to take some action on those Church leaders who constantly lecture us that it is "not the moment to make judgments about where people are in their spiritual lives."

[shiva]

Mass is not the moment to make judgments about where people are in their spiritual lives."

Really? What is mass for?

[Wings-n-Wind]

Seems to me God has had His say these last 24 hours....

Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities,
... ...for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Romans 13:1

Blessings

[Mr. Jazzy]

How often did he attend Mass before he was running in the primaries?


How often do you think that he will attend, now that the spotlight of the media on his every waking moment will be off?

[Inspectorette]

Ha! How often do you think he'll be seen in Black churches anymore?

[Mr. Jazzy]

Well, he does have that magnificent singing voice, and all that SOUL.


I bet he runs up and down the halls of his five mansions just singing Gospel hymms at the top of his lungs.

And I bet he's a tither, too!

N-O-T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[End_Clintonism_Now]

LOSER

[madprof98]

How often do you think that he will attend, now that the spotlight of the media on his every waking moment will be off?

Let me guess: He'll next be seen at the Mass of the Resurrection marking his own passing. (There was a time when the corpses of people like Kerry didn't rate a rosary at the funeral home . . . )

[meyer]

The man needs all the communion he can get.

[PRSOrlando]

Well, I gave the parish a mouthful. Their general comments and parish pastor received my (and the Catholic doctrines) FACTS about this. I also e-mailed the diocese regarding this, and like the Orlando Sentinel I received no response after my letter Tuesday. Wednesday the story broke in the Orlando Sentinel. However, the Bishop has released a post election statement. The last paragraph hits the nail right on the head;

http://orlandodiocese.org/our_diocese/wenski/columns/Post_Election_Day_2004.htm

I advise everyone to e-mail the pastor and Diocese regarding this! Support Bishop Wenski! He has come out strong on this and for a priest to do this in the diocese is a scandal! E-mail contacts below;

cbrinati@orlandodiocese.org (Orlando Diocese offfice)
phenry@sjvorlando.org (St. John Vianney Parish pastor)