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Bishop Tobin Tells His Side in Latest Chapter of Kennedy Clash

Chris Boardman

The back and forth between RI Rep. Patrick Kennedy and Bishop Thomas Tobin over abortion language in health care reform was the topic of discussion when ABC6 Anchor Andrew Gobeil sat down with the Bishop today...

Thursday, Nov 26 at 1:30 AM anonymous wrote ...

I don't blame Tobin for defending the church's beliefs. Kennedy went after them so, it is just simply their responsibility to defend themselves/reiterate their position. This would have never happened otherwise. People seem to be painting the church as the villian instead of the unpredictable addict.

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Wednesday, Nov 25 at 9:24 AM David Warwick wrote ...

I guess the fine Bishop does not understand the separation of church and state! I am catholic and will not give the church another penny until they clean their house and leave mine alone. I bet he learned this arm twisting from the special interest groups and big corporate contributors.

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Tuesday, Nov 24 at 5:50 PM adam, block island wrote ...

Father GOD save us from Aliens, Episcopalians and everyone else who turns Catholic from hate -- and Father GOD please keep all Bishops and Clergy far, far away from the Statehouse door-gate. In the land of Free Thinkers, this Bishop has blinkers.

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Tuesday, Nov 24 at 1:03 PM Peter, Annapolis, MD wrote ...

Please learn about Church doctrine before promulgating ridiculous, broad generalizations (e.g., absolutely no birth control). The Church has plenty of faults without propagating falsehoods, either through ignorance or intention.

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Tuesday, Nov 24 at 12:42 PM sayheysandiego wrote ...

Here we go again, a church attempting to influence our politics. We in California had the Mormon church in Utah persuading and funding their own that civil rights should be limited to those couples they (the Mormons) thought were acceptable. The Catholic church has some of the most restrictive policies...no women priests, no married priests and of course, absolutely no birth control...maybe they worry they are running of out future Catholics??

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Tuesday, Nov 24 at 12:22 PM 91cmom2 wrote ...

The church has no business in trying to influence policy and is in violation of chruch and state IMO. Very inappropriate on behalf of the Bishop, they should focus on the children who are living with the trauma they suffered at the hands of clergy.............if the church really wanted to protect the lives of children why didn't they???

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Tuesday, Nov 24 at 9:11 AM MIKE FROM WARWICK wrote ...

THIS IS GETTING TO GOOD....IS THE BISHOP PLANNING ON RUNNING FOR KENNEDY'S SEAT NEXT ELECTION?????

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Tuesday, Nov 24 at 8:45 AM pat wrote ...

a church is trying to control a congressman.

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