When politicians do theology...

...it is not a good thing!

The Archbishop of St. Louis was asked about whether a pro-abortion politician, in this case Guiliani of New York, should be denied Communion, he replied in the affirmative. This is Church teaching because to promote a position such as this is a mortal sin.

Guilani's response?
"Archbishops have a right to their opinion, you know. There's freedom of religion in this country. There's no established religion, and archbishops have a right to their opinion. Everybody has a right to their opinion."

Wow - what a terrible rationalization/self-justification. Truth is truth, not an opinion. And Church teaching (particularly if you call yourself a Roman Catholic, which he does) is Church teaching, not an opinion. Establishment has nothing to do with it. If you call your self RC it means you ascribe to a set of beliefs - Roman Catholic ones.

Guliani better be careful, with beliefs like this he might find himself becoming a liberal episcopalian like the former governor of New Jersey who left Rome and is now studying at the Episcopal General Theological Seminary in NYC.