SC Priest Withdraws Comment, Says He Was Hasty In Rebuking Obama Voters

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- A South Carolina priest told his parishioners he was too hasty when he told parishioners who voted for President-elect Barack Obama to refrain from taking Holy Communion because of his stance in support of abortion. The Greenville News reported that during a Mass at his church Saturday, the Rev. Jay Scott Newman received a standing ovation. When the applause stopped, Newman said he wrote his column in haste and would have done a better job of explaining his position had he taken his time. Newman said he wrote the column "at the last moment and right at the deadline." He said he regretted the attention his Web posting has drawn. Newman said all future comments should come from South Carolina's Roman Catholic Diocese in Charleston. Newman did not immediately return a message left on his cell phone Sunday by The Associated Press seeking comment on his Saturday service.
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Posted by Editor at November 17, 2008 07:05 AM