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Mr. Karamazov's avatar

Doesn't make a lot a sense to try to pin something on the Holy Father here. I get the optics from an American perspective, but denying communion at the Vatican hasn't been the practice of the Church in modern times. Maybe it should be, but it's something that would need a lot of thinking through beyond the American implications.

The better way for Francis to make an impact would be on the bishops he chooses to favor and advance. He clearly favors the types of bishops who disagree with Cordileone, even if you can make an argument that some of his rhetoric is supportive of the decision the San Francisco archbishop made. In other words his actions don't match his words.

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rahansen's avatar

I am confused - I was informed repeatedly that it was Cordileone who was politicizing the issue. This seems like just another campaign stop for Madam Speaker, who is using the Church as a backdrop.

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