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RI bishop asked Kennedy in 2007 to avoid Communion
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A month of harsh words between Rep. Patrick Kennedy and a strident critic, Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin, escalated Sunday when the bishop acknowledged asking Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion because of the Democratic lawmaker's support for abortion rights.
The bishop's attempt to publicly shame Kennedy comes just a few months after the death of his father,...
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