Safeway has crackers on sale, buy one get one. No worries, Mr. Kennedy.

This doesn't surprise me in the slightest. The Catholic Church is an institution of the past. Like Men-Only Gentlemen Clubs, it will soon be viewed as an irrelevant and antiquated relic of a different era.

It's a political statement of course. They're not punishing him because of his beliefs, they're punishing him because he's public about it. I'm sure they're not so deluded as to think that all the Catholics in America who receive communion are also staunchly against Abortion. Just like you can be Gay and be a Bishop or a Priest...just make sure no one finds out. So it's not a principled stand and that should be pointed out.

EDIT: Grammar

You can't join my club, because you don't think like I do! And because I say so! So there! (sticks out tongue)

No wonder Catholic priests are so fond of seven year olds. They think the same way.

The Vatican had better throw some rock salt on that slippery slope!