The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Providence Bishop Tobin's barring Patrick Kennedy from receiving communion is an assault on the separation of church and state now enshrined in the First Amendment and the Kennedy legacy itself.
http://tntalk.wordpress.com/feed (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Patrick Kennedy, a Democrat Representative of Rhode Island is an accessory to murder in the eyes of the Catholic Church. The Most Reverend Thomas Tobin is Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island. Bishop Tobin has been in the news lately for having discouraged Representative Patrick Kennedy from participating in Holy Communion during [...]
Hullabaloo (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Church And State by digby As the conservative Catholic bishops in America begin to lobby strongly on social policy and assert their authority over politicians I can't help but wonder if maybe they should keep a slightly lower profile right now considering this : The Roman Catholic Church and the police in Ireland systematically colluded in covering up decades of child sex abuse by priests in Dublin,...
Curmudgeonly & Skeptical² (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
In Passing Chimps have feelings too Bo Derek and Tarzan “ Barry Schicklgruber to vow greenhouse emissions cuts in Denmark Putting his prestige on the line, President Barack Obama will personally commit the U.S. to a goal of substantially cutting greenhouse gases at next month's Copenhagen climate summit. He will insist America is ready to tackle global warming despite resistance in Congress...
causa nostrae laetitiae (Free subscription) | yesterday
Here is the Hardball video of the unbelievably rude behavior of Chris Matthews telling Bishop Tobin he had no moral authority over Senator Patrick Kennedy, and suggesting he 'reflect' on his behavior. Matthew's arrogance was breathtaking, he gave Bishop Tobin very little time to respond, it wasn't an interview, it was a diatribe; no wonder his ratings are abyssmal! Now we are going to have to pray...
RealClearPolitics (Free subscription) | yesterday
With the House debate on health care at its hottest, the U.S. Catholic bishops issued a stunning ultimatum: Impose an absolute ban on tax funds for abortions, or we call for defeat of the Pelosi bill. Message received. The Stupak Amendment, named for Bart Stupak of Michigan, was promptly passed, to the delight of pro-life Catholics and the astonished outrage of pro-abortion Democrats. No member was...
NewsBusters (Free subscription) | yesterday
For several days NewsBusters has been chronicling media outrage over Catholic bishop Tom Tobin asking pro-choice Patrick Kennedy to refrain from the sacrament of communion. In all of their indignation over a church being involved in politics, they must have forgotten about the recent past when President Obama asked churches to help him push government-mandated healthcare. When ministers stepped into...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rep. Patrick Kennedy is taking a break from his public fued with Bishop Thomas Tobin and will turn his attention to health care.
E F pastor emeritus (Free subscription) | yesterday
A non-Catholic political expert says Bishop Thomas Tobin’s request that U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy refrain from receiving Holy Communion is “eminently reasonable” and an “appropriate” encouragement of the Congressman to examine his commitment to his faith. Rep. Kennedy, a Rhode Island Democrat and son of the late U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, was criticized by Bishop Tobin...
CVSTOS FIDEI (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
CVSTOS FIDEI THVRSDAY EDITION The Manifesto Shaking America, The Manhattan Declaration - S. Magister, Chs Roman Missal in Motion - Anthony Flott, National Catholic Register Bishop Bruskewitz Brings the Smackdown on CCHD - Tito Edwards, TAC Big Apple Bishop - Paul Barra, National Catholic Register India is a Rising Catholic Power Too - John L. Allen, Jr.'s Blog Bishops Boost Marriage - Joan Frawley...
My Domestic Church (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News , World News , and News about the Economy Back in June I discussed the debate between Bill O'Reilly and Joan Walsh over abortion. I thought O'Reilly won because he made the most debate points that went unanswered. But not surprisingly, many liberals felt Walsh won. Further analysis of the responses lead me to believe that in the liberal forums I was reading, a "win"...
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
DOWNLOADS: (38) PLAYS: (8) Bishop Thomas Tobin, the fellow who decided that abortion-tolerant Catholics like Rep. Patrick Kennedy should be denied the right to partake of Communion ceremonies , went on The O'Reilly Factor last night to try to answer his critics. In the process, all he did was make it look like the anti-Catholic bigots of yore were right after all. Tobin's arguments were not exactly...
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Rocked by sex and pedophilia scandals, the Catholic church has been losing members by the millions. In light of all that, the church continues to push it's way backward in time and pushing it's pro-life members further away -- case in point, Congressman Patrick Kennedy's denial of communion by Bishop Thomas Tobin. Of course, what Tobin and others within the church don't want to bring to light is the...
NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
The Boston Globe predictably editorialized on Wednesday against Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin for "targeting" Rep. Patrick Kennedy (" Rhode Island bishop errs in targeting Patrick Kennedy. ") They predictably cavil that bishops don’t punish politicians who support the death penalty and wars. What sets this leaden chunk of argument apart is its boast the bishop's attention...
US News (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Comments on the public rift between Rep. Patrick Kennedy and Bishop Thomas Tobin fit a pattern.
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highman | 08/30/2009
WATERTOWN, Mass.—The Armenian National Committee (ANC) of Massachusetts joined with citizens of the Commonwealth and Armenian Americans across the U.S. in mourning the passing of Senate icon and lifelong advocate of Armenian issues, Senator Ted Kennedy. Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) with his son, Rep. Patrick Kennedy(D-R.I.) speaking at the ANCA Armenian Genocide Observance on Capitol Hill on April 21,
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