Who's in charge?
By Phil Lawler ( bio - articles - email ) | Jun 18, 2004
Who's really giving the Kerry campaign its best advice on dealing with Catholic bishops?
Is it the Unitarian who helped disrupt services at St. Patrick's cathedral?
Or is it the Jesuit who defied the Pope?
Let's see: Father Drinan violated his vow of obedience by running for Congress repeatedly is spite of the Pope's clear orders; he flouted Catholic teaching by supporting Clinton's veto of the partial-birth abortion ban; now he tells the world that Holy Communion is a "nonissue" for a Catholic politician. Yup, that sounds like the Kerry campaign line, all right.
I think I liked the Unitarian better.
Phil Lawler has been a Catholic journalist for more than 30 years. He has edited several Catholic magazines and written eight books. Founder of Catholic World News, he is the news director and lead analyst at CatholicCulture.org. See full bio.
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