Hopefully this will be the last thing I have to say about the damn pope for a while. Stupid pope.
Turns out ole' Ratty was part of the group who ordered U.S. bishops to deny communion to abortion rights supporters, including then-candidate John Kerry, calling such support a "grave sin."
The letter said a priest confronted with such a person seeking communion "must refuse to distribute it."
A footnote to the letter also condemned any Catholic who votes specifically for a candidate because the candidate holds a pro-abortion position. Such a voter "would be guilty of formal cooperation in evil, and so unworthy to present himself for holy communion," the letter read.
Strangely, the letter didn't mention the death penalty, which one of the other candidates in the 2004 race is really quite fond of.
