Kerry Excommunicated?

Vatican Undersecretary issues response 11 days after request

It’s not the substance, or even the surrounding cast of characters. Rather, it’s the speed of which the response was given that amazes me.

Of course, what does this really mean? Very little in the scheme of things. John Kerry presumably lives under the jurisdiction of Archbishop Sean O’Malley, and therefore the decision remains with the Archbishop.

Interesting though.

UPDATE: One of the things that I don’t appreciate is when I am purposefully lied to in order to embellish the truth. Seems as if this letter was a private correspondence between Fr. Cole and Mr. Balestrieri, which means that it carries the weight of a Vatican theologian, but not that of the Vatican itself.

In short, it’s an opinion. Nothing more, and certainly not an excommunication.