How come some U.S Catholic bishops are talking about denying Communion to Democrat John Kerry?
The Catholic Church teaches that those who “formally cooperate in evil”–that is, those who enable evil to occur, whether they do it themselves or not–are guilty of sin. It also teaches that people who knowingly insist on sinning should be refused Communion. Because John Kerry espouses abortion rights in his political life (though he says he’s personally opposed to the procedure), and because the Catholic Church believes abortion is sinful, it believes Kerry should not receive Communion.
