Religion Roundup
Washington Archbishop: Communion Call up to Local Bishops
Associated Press
May 8, 2008
WASHINGTON - Washington Archbishop Donald Wuerl, responding to questions about the pro-abortion rights Catholic politicians who accepted Holy Communion during Pope Benedict's American visit, says any decision about denying the sacrament should be made in their home dioceses.
Wuerl wrote in his archdiocesan newspaper column that he does not believe the Washington Archdiocese should intervene when such a public figure is taking Communion in the nation's capital. He suggested that doing so would supersede the authority of those politicians' bishops in their home districts.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator John Kerry received Communion during last month's papal Mass at Washington Nationals Park.
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