communion

Let the church remain the church

Michael Coren: Joe Biden was refused communion because of his stance on abortion. When it comes to the Catholic church, where do we draw the line?

Really, really sorry

Over the weekend, the Telegraph-Journal issued a second apology for its story about the Prime Minister’s wafer consumption.

You know what we do to people like that

Doug Finley wants to know who might’ve whispered sometthing to the Telegraph-Journal.

CBC confirms that Shawna Richer, the Telegraph-Journal’s editor-in-chief, has been fired and James Irving is no longer publisher. CTV says Irving has been “temporarily suspended.” And Canwest reports the Prime Minister was not pursuing the matter legally.

Er, never mind

The Telegraph-Journal retracts its wafer story and apologizes to the Prime Minister. And then apologizes to its own reporters.

Enough said

Glen Pearson thinks we might all move on.

‘We never throw Jesus out’

Charlie Lewis investigates the proper handling of a communion wafer.

To eat or not to eat

Harper and the holy host highlights the protocol minefield facing modern leaders

Can I get a witness?

Noel Kinsella, speaker of the senate, comes to the Prime Minister’s defence.

‘He consumed it’

The Prime Minister’s Office, in response to this report, says Mr. Harper did indeed eat the communion wafer at Romeo LeBlanc’s funeral. The video evidence is inconclusive.