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      <excerpt>...definition, that makes one pro-choice. Hamilton, Ontario: I commend Rhode Island Bishop Thomas Tobin for barring pro-choice Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving Holy Communion. Kennedy's unrepentant public support for abortion is, according to Catholic t</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> However, if he wishes to play the Pope, and Patrick Kennedy Henry the viiith, I will revel in my role as Martin Luther. So much so that I will produce a ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Patrick Kennedy has a remarkable opportunity. The Democrat, a congressman from Rhode Island and the son of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, is currently embroiled in a scandal of his own making. I&amp;#39;d be delighted to be able to write a ... In  the days a</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>I just sent the following letter to our Congressman, Representative Patrick Kennedy, copying it to the Providence Journal. I would like to add, if you live in the greater Providence area and are looking for a church home, ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>The latest dust-up is between Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), son of the late Senator Ted Kennedy, and his Bishop Thomas J. Tobin. Curiously, this row actually started over two years ago, when Tobin asked Kennedy not to take communion ...</excerpt>
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