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Diocese rebukes priest over Communion stance on Obama
In Charleston area reaction to a priest's remarks about receiving Holy Communion for voters who backed Barack Obama, the Diocese criticized Rev Jay Scott Newman for diverting the church stance on abortion. Newman had warned parishioners at St Marys Greenville. The issue centers on spiritual risk and penance.
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Charleston
South Carolina
Barack Obama
Martin T. Laughlin
Jay Scott Newman
Newman
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Greenville