The Washinton Post recently ran this opinion piece by Anthony Stevens-Arroyo covering the funeral mass for Sen. Edward Kennedy, written from the point of view of a Catholic columnist, and the political overtones (and undertones) of the funeral. Stevens-Arroyo asks the question, “So, did Kennedy's liberal politics interrupt a ritual meant to unite and not divide?” He notes that , “The Mass of Resurrection for Ted Kennedy was thus an event that featured political persuasion in ritual.” The Catholic Kennedy, a long serving Senator from Massachusetts, was a staunch supporter of a woman’s right to choose abortion to terminate an unwanted pregnancy; a Democrat seen on the far left of the American political spectrum; and brother of two assassinated brothers, was controversial in life. In Arroyo’s words, he was seen by many as “the public sinner.” The funeral drew public protests as well as live television coverage. Many said that Kennedy should not be given the high mass, with the ma
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