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Originally posted at Talk to Action.

Recently, I described how the Catholic Right has abused Holy Communion by using it as political tool, doing so by denying the Sacrament to pro-choice (i.e., liberal) elected officials. Now, according to Catholic Democrats certain Church hierarchs with close GOP connections have begun using this debasing tactic to target a potential Democratic running mate.

As I noted in Part Fifty-six of this series:

For Roman Catholics, Holy Communion is the height of the Mass. It is when the bread and wine, consecrated in the Eucharist, become the body and blood of Christ. This holiest of sacraments further serves as a reminder of the Passover Seder that became the Last Supper.

Honestly? I don't really know who I am and I discover day by day yet another thing I really really want. Here's a written semi-bio for a start:

Janet Detter Margul is a retired journalist living in north central Texas with pharmacist husband, attorney daughter, three unemployed cats and one dog who thinks he is a cat. She is always being surprised at what she remembers that those around her don't, usually because they weren't born when that happened. She is not old, she insists, explaining that she's young and foolish with a half century of experience at it.

She's always had a very high interest in political matters, and has clocked many hours doing the most mundane (but important!) tasks of campaign work. She started her political activism as a Republican (they supported the ERA) and isn't real sure when things changed, but found herself unable, ethically, to go where the party was leading.

She found a lot of support for her political views within her Episcopal parish family, and quickly decided the liberal/progressive label fit best. Her religious beliefs have always influenced her political actions, enough so that knowing what was the right thing to do and explaining it was often answered with a "just take it on faith, it's one of those unseen things."

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