One homosexual has happily quoted a prayer request read by a young relative of Kennedy during the former senator's funeral Mass this past weekend as "In a renewed season of hope, that my Uncle Teddy envisioned, we will rise to our best ideals and close the book on the old politics of race and gender, group against group and straight against gay. We pray to the Lord." Another source notes the prayer request aimed at passing a healthcare bill which was also read aloud from the sanctuary. Unfortunately, we can be virtually certain that there will be no reprimand from the Vatican over the politicization of the former senator's funeral.
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