April 20, 200520 yr German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the Vatican theologian who was elected Pope Benedict XVI, intervened in the 2004 US election campaign ordering bishops to deny communion to abortion rights supporters including presidential candidate John Kerry The Vatican made a solid choice for the new pope.
April 20, 200520 yr QUOTE(YASNY @ Apr 20, 2005 -> 09:28 AM) The Vatican made a solid choice for the new pope. You seriously think that people should be denied communion for that? What about the other end--should people be denied communion that oppose the vatican policy against the death penalty?
April 20, 200520 yr QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Apr 20, 2005 -> 10:35 AM) You seriously think that people should be denied communion for that? What about the other end--should people be denied communion that oppose the vatican policy against the death penalty? No. I'm just glad Kerry lost.
April 20, 200520 yr QUOTE(YASNY @ Apr 20, 2005 -> 09:36 AM) No. I'm just glad Kerry lost. Although Kerry lost, I have a feeling no one in the Vatican was dancing for joy over Bush winning. Neither of them have a stellar record of going with Vatican policies....
April 20, 200520 yr QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Apr 20, 2005 -> 10:37 AM) Although Kerry lost, I have a feeling no one in the Vatican was dancing for joy over Bush winning. Neither of them have a stellar record of going with Vatican policies.... I didn't vote for Bush either.
April 20, 200520 yr QUOTE(YASNY @ Apr 20, 2005 -> 09:38 AM) I didn't vote for Bush either. Still holding out for Kucinich, huh?
April 20, 200520 yr QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Apr 20, 2005 -> 10:40 AM) Still holding out for Kucinich, huh? I'd rather vote for Kerry ... or even Jane Fonda. :rolly
April 20, 200520 yr QUOTE(YASNY @ Apr 20, 2005 -> 09:41 AM) I'd rather vote for Kerry ... or even Jane Fonda. :rolly
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