The 'Kerry Communion Scandal'

Nothing like the "John Kerry Communion Scandal" to compel public consideration of the relationship between the Catholic Church and public political life. Here are some resources which readers may find helpful -- I'll be adding this to the regular page and will add to it as I discover more links of interest.

• Doctrinal Note on some questions regarding The Participation of Catholics in Political Life, by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
• Evangelium Vitae, by Pope John Paul II
• A Time For Honesty, Pastoral Statement by The Most Reverend John J. Myers, Archbishop of Newark. May 5, 2004.
• Why Don't Catholic Politicians Practice What the Catholic Church Preaches?, by Judie Brown. Washington Dispatch April 19, 2004.
• How to tell a Duck from a Fox: Thinking with the Church as we look toward November, by Archbishop Chaput. Denver Catholic Register April 14, 2004.
• On the Dignity of Human Life and Civic Responsibility, a Pastoral Letter by La Crosse Bishop Raymond L. Burke.
• Blood On Their Hands: Exposing Pro-abortion Catholic Politicians, by Mark Stricherz. Crisis May 2003.
• The Failure of Catholic Political Leadership, by Robert P. George & William E. Saunders. Crisis 18, No. 4 (April 2000).

Last but certainly not least, the Catholic Kerry Watch provides almost-daily coverage and commentary on Senator Kerry and other "unambiguously pro-abortion" Catholic politicians and their controversial relationship with the bishops of the Catholic Church. A group blog by Oswald Sobrino ofCatholic Analysis, Earl E. Appleby of Times Against Humanity, Jeff Miller of The Curt Jester, and your humble servant.