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Statement from Msgr Martin T. Laughlin Administrator of the Diocese of Charleston, SC on Voting and Holy Communion Click here to open Windows Media Player in a new window
S.C. diocese critical of Greenville priest
greenvilleonline.com — South Carolina's Charleston-based Roman Catholic Diocese said Friday that it doesn't believe parishioners who voted for Barack... Obama should have to seek penance before partaking Holy Communion, a condition a Greenville priest suggested this week ... (more) S.C. diocese critical of Greenville priest
South Carolina diocese stands firm on priest’s warning letter
South Carolina diocese stands firm on priest’s warning letter
hotair.com — A South Carolina priest who sent a letter warning parishioners who voted for Barack Obama that they... may have placed themselves outside of the communion of the Catholic Church has received the backing of his diocese . The Diocese of Charleston agrees ... (more) South Carolina diocese stands firm on priest’s warning ...
Diocese Repudiates Catholic Priest Who Said Obama Supporters Should Not Seek Communion
Diocese Repudiates Catholic Priest Who Said Obama Supporters Should Not Seek Communion
elections.foxnews.com — A Roman Catholic priest in South Carolina is being reined in by his own diocese for saying... parishioners who voted for Barack Obama should not seek communion until they have repented. (more) Diocese Repudiates Catholic Priest Who Said Obama ...
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Diocese Repudiates SC Priest Who Said Catholic Obama Supporters Need Penance Before Communion
Political Punch — ... other forms of killing. 'The reason is that abortion is usually murder in secret and it lays axe to human life at its root,' he said. With nearly 50 million abortions since Roe v. Wade, Newman said Obama would seek to make 'hidden murder' a legally protected right, and anyone who voted to give him such power 'will be complicit in the legal holocaust which will follow.'"But in an unusual move, Monsignor Martin T. Laughlin, Administrator of the Diocese of Charleston, SC, has issued a statement and ...

Clearing Up Some Separation of Church and State Confusion
Firedoglake — ... *Note: Father Newman's letter has been removed from the parish website, presumably at the direction of his bishop. (The link above is to the Google cache.) Those who visit the parish website to see the letter are directed to a statement on the diocesan website (pdf and ...

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