Kerry to be Burned at the Stake

That's if these chowderheads have their way. Seems Boston's over-the-top Catholic watchdog society De Fide wants to have John Kerry - who knows...stoned? - for his views on the right to choose. This is religion gone wild - freakin' scary.

An international non-profit association, De Fide ("of the Faith") announced Thursday that its Director, Marc Balestrieri, J.C.L. has filed a Dual class-action Denunciation and Criminal lawsuit at Canon Law for the crime of Heresy against presidential candidate Senator John F. Kerry. The action, normally under the highest procedural secrecy, was filed before the Ecclesiastical Court of the Archdiocese of Boston headed by Archbishop Sean O'Malley on 14 June 2004.

Five other criminal counts are alleged in the Denunciation and Criminal Complaint: Diabolical Scandal Leading to Heresy; Formal and Immediate Cooperation in Heresy; Sacrilegious Abjection of the Holy Eucharist; Diabolical Scandal Leading to Murder; and Grave Harm to Public Morals and Contempt for the Faith and Ecclesiastical Authority.

The charges alleged are extremely grave, account taken of the fact that the Code of Canon Law provides for automatic latae sententiae Excommunication in the case of two of the six crimes alleged: Heresy under Can. 1364-1 CIC, and Abjection of the Sacred Species (Holy Communion) under Can. 1367.

I'll be the first to say that I have no idea what half of that says - but it doesn't sound nearly as bad as child molestation.

Not that I'm accusing anyone of anything...