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there is no evidence that Ted, even upon his deathbed, was ever sorry for any of his sins.

Because, he never saw them as "sins", only "shortcomings"? To acknowledge your actions as sinful requires a heart sensitive to right and wrong absolutes, first; a contrite heart (sorrow), second; and, third, a change of mind (repentance) about those very acts of sin. I cannot see into a man's heart but I can know him by his actions (his fruit). To hear what Kennedy supposedly believed concerning his church do not jibe with his actions - not just in his younger days, but up until his last acts as senator. It's between him and God, now.

All day today, I heard how Kennedy was loved by many people for his many acts of kindness. This made me wonder how he could have been such a kind and thoughtful person but still have done the kinds of things that he did. I think Kennedy's redemption was in the bottle and in the love of the world. When one didn't work the other took over. I think he really needed the approval of the world as a way of validating himself as a good human being. This may be true of many liberals such as Rousseau, Arthur Miller and John Lennon. Remember how Lennon was always working for world peace while abandoning his own son?

From many of the things that I have read about the Kennedy's, they are a very dysfunctional family. Even Jackie Kennedy tried to keep her kids away from the Kennedys. The Kennedys seem to be a combination of out-of- control ambition and denial. They seem to just pretend not to see anything that is unpleasant.