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Bishop: No Communion for Abortion-Rights Supporters

NPR | By Jeff Brady

Published May 14, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

A pastoral letter issued by a Roman Catholic bishop in Colorado states that parishioners voting for officials supporting abortion rights be denied communion. The bishop also would deny communion for supporters of stem-cell research, gay marriage or euthanasia. NPR's Jeff Brady reports.

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