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Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin speaks to a reporter in Riverside, R.I., on Sunday. Tobin says he asked U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy in a 2007 letter to stop receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, because of the congressman's public stance on moral issues.

Kennedy dispute reveals a Catholic divide

A bitter dispute over abortion that prompted Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop to ask Rep. Patrick Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion has revealed the depth of the divide among Catholics. Full story

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