Cardinal O'Malley's bad choice

A Quibble, Cardinal

In April 2004, during an interview of  John Kerry by NBC's Carl Quintanilla,  this exchange. “ Off-screen Voice : Will you be taking communion, Senator? Senator JOHN KERRY (Democrat, Presidential Candidate): Yes. QUINTANILLA: Dismissing some conservative Catholic bishops, like this one in St. Louis, who say Kerry's pro-choice voting record in the Senate makes him ineligible for communion. In Boston, Archbishop Sean O'Malley recently said of all politicians, quote, "If they're not voting correctly on these life issues, they shouldn't dare come to communion." Sen. KERRY: I fully intend to continue to practice my religion separately from what I do with respect to my public life. And that's the way it ought to be in America ” By his reply Kerry arrogantly assumes the power of the Pope, who alone speaks on matters of Catholic Doctrine - but that's what liberals do with everything, including the U.S. Constitution when it gets in their way.  But that's not what I wanted to talk about.  I want to know how the hell Cardinal Sean O'Malley squares that statement with his officiating over the funeral mass for Edward Kennedy?   My reasons have nothing to do with Ted's life of debauchery, a matter now between Ted and his maker, but - here, I'll defer to  this from  LifeSiteNews.com. - “ Pro-life Catholic leaders say that, since Kennedy may have disavowed his abortion advocacy before his death, a private Catholic funeral would be appropriate.  However, they argue, in the absence of Kennedy's public repentance, a public Catholic funeral would heap scandal upon the Catholic Church and its pro-life teachings. ” Since O'Malley went ahead and let Kerry receive the sacrament anyway, I must assume he's something of a weak sister.  Okay.  Let Kennedy be buried by the church, but let Placido Domingo sing while a single parish priest and two altar boys preside.  And end the service with, "May God have mercy of his soul."