Boston’s Cardinal Sean O’Malley usually puts up his weekly blog entry on Friday afternoon. But, Wednesday night, he put up his thoughts about the funeral for Sen. Kennedy and the controversy his own participation caused. You can read the Cardinal’s reflections here.
Cardinal O'Malley Addresses the Controversy
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the case is now closed."). Now let's move on to talk about other issues (like health care, for instance) in a civilized maner.
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It would have been nice if Fr. Monan or the Cardinal could have squeezed in some reminder at the funeral that the Church actually cares quite a bit about the ongoing human sacrifice going on in this country.