ABORTION AND THE EUCHARIST\ READERS SPLIT ON DENYING COMMUNION TO POLITICIANS.(Comment) From: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY) | Date: June 5, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 The Kentucky Post. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Byline: Rebecca Mitchell

When it comes to the communion rail, some Kentucky Post readers would let presidential candidate John Kerry receive the Eucharist in his Catholic Church and some would send him back down the church aisle.

As the political races speed toward convention time, Sen. Kerry's pro-choice stance on the issue of abortion has drawn comment from many members of the Catholic Church. At the request of a top cardinal at the Vatican, some bishops have said they will deny communion to Catholic politicians -- such as Kerry -- who declare their pro-choice ...

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