I believe Ted Kennedy’s funeral was a scandal and a violation of Canon Law.
But you are not the one to decide that, but which rests with the local ordinary and all they way up to the pope. Who, in this case, wrote a cordial reply, with no manifest rebuke, and even thanking Ted for his prayers, in response to his letter, delivered by Pres. Obama, which expressed no repentance but based commended himself.
If Benedict implicitly sanctioned the treatment of Teddy K. as a member, fit for a RC funeral, then it is hardly likely that your present pope, and those who elected him, would agree with your private interpretation.
Mrs. Don-o:
“I believe Ted Kennedy’s funeral was a scandal and violation of Canon Law.”
Unless the Priest could confirm to his Bishop that he did repent via the Sacrament of Confession of whatever sins he committed. None of us will ever know so I would rather err in the side of Charity and Mercy and assume the late Ted Kennedy did in fact make “orthodox”/valid Confession that showed repentance, remorse and contrition, etc.
And for the record, I disagreed with Ted Kennedy’s politics and many of his public actions, yet I will not stand in judgment of his soul, that is God’s job and he is much more qualified than I am to make said judgments.