Further Proof of the Chasm Between the Vatican and Reality

In this day and age of near daily exposes of religious shenanigans (and by shenanigans, I mean Father Humpsaboy and the codified coverup mandated by the Vatican), it is just a wee bit hypocritical and, well, stupid for the Pope to refuse communion to John Kerry for supporting a woman's right to govern her own body. Ethan posted No Communion for Pro-Choice Politicians in the comments and I had to post it here and on MetaFilter.