[mikrofon]

The Rev. John Ardis, director of the Paulist Center, where Kerry and his wife worship locally, said an archdiocesan official telephoned Thursday to tell him Kerry ``was as welcome as any other Catholic to receive the eucharist.''

Normally, I 'm not one to quote chapter-and-verse, but this section of First Corinthians ironically came to mind:

"For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself."

Ultimately, Kerry will have to defend himself on his choice to take part in the Eucharist...

[PaxMacian]

Kerry ``was as welcome as any other Catholic to receive the eucharist.''

I assume this is a statement of fact.
If he confessess his sins and repents
and performs penance before receiving
communion, as any other Catholic should,
then he is welcome. If not, then they
should turn him away or they too will be
sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.