breitbart.com - 11/14/2008
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina Roman Catholic priest has told his parishioners that they should refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they voted for Barack Obama because the Democratic president-elect supports abortion, and supporting him "constitutes material cooperation with ...
msnbc.msn.com - 11/14/2008
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msnbc.msn.com —
A South Carolina Roman Catholic priest has told
his parishioners that they should refrain from receiving Holy
Communion if they voted for Barack Obama because the Democratic president-elect supports abortion.
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Priest: No communion for Obama voters
thestate.com - 11/16/2008
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thestate.com —
A Greenville priest who told parishioners those who
cast ballots for President-elect Barack Obama risk placing themselves
“outside of the full communion of Christ’s church” is simply enunciating church teaching and has the full support of the Diocese ...
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S.C. priest scolds Obama voters - Local / Metro
boston.com - 11/14/2008
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The pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church in
Greenville, SC, is urging parishioners who voted for Barack
Obama not to present themselves for Communion unless they go to confession first because they have cooperated with "intrinsic evil'' by voting ...
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Priest: No Communion for Obama voters
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Southern Appeal —
The AP has this report : A South Carolina Roman Catholic priest has told his parishioners that they should refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they voted for Barack Obama because the Democratic president-elect supports abortion, and supporting him “constitutes material cooperation with intrinsic evil.” The Rev. Jay Scott Newman said in a letter distributed Sunday to parishioners at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Greenville that they are putting their souls at risk if they take Holy Communion before doing penance for their vote.
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... A Roman Catholic priest in South Carolina has told parishioners that no Obama voters will be allowed communion until they repent! Wow. Where do we draw the line between religious belief and political action? Does this church have the right to turn people away for the way that they’ve voted in an election? I have a feeling Kuby has some opinions on this one. ...
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