Kennedy Reveals Bishop Tobin’s 2007 Request to Refrain from Communion

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

The feud between Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence, Rhode Island, and Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) is continuing after the Congressman revealed to the press on Friday the contents of a confidential letter he received three years ago from the Bishop asking him to refrain from taking Communion due to his consistent pro-abortion voting record.

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Patrick Kennedy Accuses Church of Fanning “Flames of Dissent and Discord”

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), the son of the late Senator Edward Kennedy, is accusing the Catholic Church of fanning “the flames of dissent and discord” by stating its opposition to health care reform unless it is amended to explicitly prohibit abortion funding.

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