Bishop of Raleigh Will Not Deny Communion

For the record, the Catholic Bishop F. Joseph Gossman of Raleigh has opted out of the moral bullying being practiced by his fellow prelates in Charlotte, Atlanta, and Charleston. Bishop Gossman said the sacrament of the Eucharist -- the receiving of bread and wine transformed into the body and blood of Christ, according to the Catholic faith -- should not be denied. "It is also been the long-standing practice in the Church not to make a public judgment about the state of the soul of those who present themselves for Holy Communion," said Gossman in a letter July 8. "For the present, this will continue to be my position."

Apparently, Bishop Gossman actually thinks "morality" takes in more ground than just the politics of abortion, since the decision to go to war might also qualify as a "moral" decision. Along with the decision to tilt every tax cut toward the richest while leaving the poorest to fend for themselves.