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Pope Offers Communion to Pro-Choice Politician in Italy
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| Tuesday, July 27 | 1:04 p.m. ET
| Melinda Henneberger:
Posted on 08/09/2004 8:53:46 PM PDT by narses
Melinda Henneberger: At an Environment 2004 party on Beacon Hill Monday evening I ran into Francesco Rutelli, the popular former mayor of Rome, and asked him about rumors that he, a pro-choice Catholic of the Italian left, had nonetheless received communion from Pope John Paul II himself.
"Oh yes, this is true,'' he said, and asked to be walked though the controversy in the American Catholic Church, where some bishops have suggested that pro-choice politicians like John Kerry should be denied communion. "This is very strange for me,'' Rutelli said, "that you cannot be a Christian and also uphold the law of your country.''
"So, this is politics, too?'' he asked of the bishops, wryly suggesting that perhaps these American prelates were too far from Rome—and too close to Washington.
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TOPICS: Activism; Apologetics; Catholic; Current Events; Ecumenism; Religion & Culture; Religion & Politics; Theology; Worship
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posted on
08/09/2004 8:53:47 PM PDT
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narses
To: GatorGirl; maryz; afraidfortherepublic; Antoninus; Aquinasfan; Askel5; livius; goldenstategirl; ...
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posted on
08/09/2004 8:54:23 PM PDT
by
narses
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To: narses
Mayors don't influence public policy.
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posted on
08/09/2004 8:55:43 PM PDT
by
sinkspur
(If we were as good as our dogs think we are, what a wonderful world we'd have!)
To: sinkspur
Really? How many sodomite faux weddings happened because of Mayors? How many sodomite "partner benefits" get extended? How many abortions and contraceptives get paid for because of Mayoral politics?
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posted on
08/09/2004 8:57:09 PM PDT
by
narses
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To: narses
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posted on
08/09/2004 8:59:04 PM PDT
by
sinkspur
(If we were as good as our dogs think we are, what a wonderful world we'd have!)
To: sinkspur
How many would make you believe they are significant? Ten? A hundred? A thousand? How many ABORTIONS does it take to KILL Deacon? (Hint - ONE is the right answer.)
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posted on
08/09/2004 9:01:07 PM PDT
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narses
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To: sinkspur
PS Deacon, this particular Mayor was running for Prime Minister. Does THAT change whatever exculpatory view you seem to be promoting?
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posted on
08/09/2004 9:02:22 PM PDT
by
narses
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To: narses
Mayors don't influence abortions in any country that I know of.
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posted on
08/09/2004 9:02:33 PM PDT
by
sinkspur
(If we were as good as our dogs think we are, what a wonderful world we'd have!)
To: narses
Joke: Is the Pope Catholic?
No Joke Answer: Not really.
To: narses
Actions speak louder than words, or encyclicals.
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posted on
08/09/2004 9:03:21 PM PDT
by
cpforlife.org
(am I) a part of the cure, or am I part of the disease, singing…You are, you are)
To: narses
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posted on
08/09/2004 9:03:54 PM PDT
by
sinkspur
(If we were as good as our dogs think we are, what a wonderful world we'd have!)
To: sinkspur
San Francisco PAYS for abortions for municipal employees thanks to liberal politicians. But the FACT is that the abortion supporting MAYOR in the story was running for PRIME MINISTER. Get it Deacon, the BOSS, Prime Ministers DO influence national politics, yes?
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posted on
08/09/2004 9:05:39 PM PDT
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narses
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To: narses
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posted on
08/09/2004 9:06:21 PM PDT
by
sinkspur
(If we were as good as our dogs think we are, what a wonderful world we'd have!)
To: cpforlife.org
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posted on
08/09/2004 9:07:27 PM PDT
by
narses
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To: sinkspur
I asked you, CAT got your tongue?
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posted on
08/09/2004 9:07:54 PM PDT
by
narses
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To: narses
Ask the Pope. This thread is about the Pope, is it not?
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posted on
08/09/2004 9:10:36 PM PDT
by
sinkspur
(If we were as good as our dogs think we are, what a wonderful world we'd have!)
To: sinkspur
His Holiness doesn't post here, you do. You claim to be an ordained Roman Catholic Clergyman. I asked YOU. Why can't you answer?
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posted on
08/09/2004 9:11:29 PM PDT
by
narses
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To: narses
His Holiness doesn't post here,That's a shame. I'll guess you'll never get your answer.
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posted on
08/09/2004 9:12:37 PM PDT
by
sinkspur
(If we were as good as our dogs think we are, what a wonderful world we'd have!)
To: sinkspur
Really? So even though I asked you (and you post here), I won't get my answer? Why? As an ordained clergyman in the Church His Holiness leads, why do you refuse civil questions? You are an ordained minister in the Roman Catholic Church, yes? You can answer simple questions, yes?
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posted on
08/09/2004 9:15:24 PM PDT
by
narses
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To: narses
I can answer questions for myself. I cannot answer questions for the Pope, and this thread is about the Pope giving the Eucharist to a Mayor.
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posted on
08/09/2004 9:16:39 PM PDT
by
sinkspur
(If we were as good as our dogs think we are, what a wonderful world we'd have!)
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