He is reading the letter that Kennedy wrote to Pope Benedict, which was delivered by the President of the United States when they met recently. The content of the letter was previously undisclosed. He also read a portion of the letter written on the Pope's behalf back to Senator Kennedy, similarly undisclosed.
Interesting.
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Does anybody have the text of either letter?
Very (healthcare) interesting...
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/08/30/in_letter_to_pontiff_senator_sought_prayers/
I would have thought that both letters should have been kept private.
Ted Kennedy's letter was obviously self serving and I can't believe he had the audacity to write to Pope Benedict in an attempt to ease his guilty conscience!
If you look at all the things Kennedy said he accomplished for the poor and disinfranchised, none of it took any courage to complete. What took real courage was protecting the rights of the unborn and Kennedy failed miserably in this regard.
Ted Kennedy has finally been judged by his Creator and only Ted knows if his commitment to social justice was enough to out weigh his failure to protect the 50 million unborn babies whose lives he helped destroy.
By the way, Cardinal McCarrick should be ashamed of himself for being a shill for the Kennedy family and reading those letters aload. I know McCarrick is one of the church's leading liberal clergymen, but he should have drawn the line and stuck to the traditional committal service. Perhaps that is why it suddenly became so dark that one could not see what was happening at the grave site. The Almighty was showing His displeasure at what was going on at the burial?
I believe the letter that Sen. Kennedy wrote to Pope Benedict, and the letter that the Pope wrote to Sen. Kennedy, should have remained confidential.
Moreover, I do not believe it is appropriate to read such letters at a funeral service.
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