Fort Worth Star-Telegram from Fort Worth, Texas • 17

Saturday April 24 2004 I Star-Telegram www sun iwgictmnmiiKcx FROM 1A I NATIONAL CATHOLICS Continued from LA Kerry stands firm on abortion rights i FORT WORTH 5703 Crowley Rd 817-293-8800 SOUTHLAKE 555 Hwy 114 817-2S1-2620 1 ARLINGTON 4800 Cooper 817-466-8400 1 DALLAS 7227 Westmoreland Rd 972-283-5600 Mon-Saf 8 am-8 pm Sun 8 am-6 pm Sale Good 423-429 ToniteesA IjtofrVhN Earth Worms RedWigglen Flowerbeds gardens compost pSes Groat for fishing I Red Tip Photinia I Great hedge with fiery red foliage 5 gallon Peppers BEST SELECTION IN S87TLWMlym i Sweet Potato Slips Just Arrived 39 or 10300 Red JajT Shade JrccSpecial The Vatican statement Highlights from the document on celebrating Mass: Only priests and deacons may read the Gospel at Mass and a priest "should deliver the homily He may occasionally delegate that reading to a deacon never to a layperson" If no priest is available to celebrate Mass a bishop may delegate a layperson as an "extraordinary minister of Holy Communion" for a specific time Anyone conscious of being in grave sin shouldn't accept Communion without first going to confession Priests may not deny sacraments to Roman Catholics who are seeking them "in a reasonable manner are rightly disposed and are not prohibited by law from receiving them Hence any baptized Catholic who is not prevented by law must be admitted to Holy Communion It is "laudable" to have altar boys serve at Mass girls or women may also serve Rites taken from other religions cannot be introduced into a Mass Priests may not celebrate Mass in a temple or sacred place of any non-Christian religion should be taken lest out of ignorance non-Catholics or even non-Christians come forward for Holy Communion By JAMES KUHNHENN KNIGHT RIPPER NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON Sen John Kerry a Roman Catholic and former altar boy reasserted his defense of abortion rights Friday as a Vatican official called on priests to refuse Communion to politicians who support abortion rights than 30 years after Roe vs Wade became the law of the land it has never been more at risk than it is Kerry said at an outdoor abortion-rights rally in Washington are going to have a change in leadership in this country to protect the right of At the Vatican Cardinal Francis Arinze made his comments to reporters while delivering a directive that restricts changes in celebrating Mass The directive mention the issue of Catholic politicians and abortion but reporters raised it with the cardinal Arinze said any Catholic politician not to receive Communion Kerry refer to the comments Friday His press secretary David Wade declined to address the remarks directly Kerry is a believing and practicing Wade said faith has had an enormous impact on his life He also believes in the separation of church and state believes that as president he needs to make decisions for all Americans whether they are Catholic Protestant Jewish or of any The Rev Vincent Elsen a hospital chaplain in the Fort Worth Diocese expressed dismay at comment and said that a policy positions should not affect worthiness for Communion the same token a politician who is in favor of the death penalty should be refused Elsen said Staff writer Aman Bathea contributed to this report iaC5) dim BurrOa (Blooming Annuals I Marigolds Purslane Didnthus Alyssum Coleus I Snapdragons Moss Rose 10 elf Best Selection lit Town! 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