This will just curl your hair as an example of evil, manipulative blackmail: the Catholic Church has just excommunicated John Kerry and will probably include all pro-choice Democratic Party Catholics.

http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=32830

The offical Vatican announcement is on the right side of this page:

http://www.defide.com/

The key parts are at the end of it.

This disgusting act is based purely on power. Perhaps Kerry should have gone after little boys instead: that act would have been covered up.

Please remember that Kerry's perspective on abortion was that he was personally against it, but felt he could not impose his views on others who do not share them.