In the state of Rhode Island, Representative Patrick Kennedy was not allowed to take communion because Bishop Thomas Tobin forbade it. The Bishop's reason for this is that Kennedy supports abortion rights. The Bishops told Kennedy that the stance his has taken on the issue is against the Catholic Church's stance on abortion, so he was not being a good Catholic. This does not seem fair at all, to not take part in a religious ritual just because of his stance on a political issue. First of all I do not think that church should have the right to do that. I honestly cannot believe that the Bishop would forbid someone from taking communion. One of the things that I am always taught in mass is to always forgive, so I feel like this is hypocritical of the Bishop. I think that he should just forgive Kennedy on his stance on abortion. Second of all, when it comes to politics I think what a politician should do is to put his or her religion aside when making decisions about political issues, which is what Kennedy seems to have done.
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