To some people there was some controversy concerning the recent funeral of Sen. Kennedy.  I thought I would post a link to this very thoughtful article published in the Fall River Diocese newspaper--Cape Cod is in the Fall River Diocese, btw.  It helped clarify many issues about "Catholic teaching", which many of us (myself included) think we know, but upon reflection discover we don't really know, and then wonder where the heck we would look to find out.

Here's the link http://catholicpreaching.com/index.php?content=articles&articles=20090918anchor

And here's the first paragraph, to give you an idea of what its about.

Lessons To Be Learned

Fr. Roger J. Landry
The Anchor
Editorial
September 18, 2009

The funeral rites of Senator Edward Kennedy generated a lot of controversy. Cardinal Sean O’Malley, in an entry on his weekly blog, told us very clearly why: “Needless to say, the Senator’s wake and Catholic funeral were controversial because of the fact that he did not publicly support Catholic teaching and advocacy on behalf of the unborn.” Because of the palpable disconnect between Senator Kennedy’s Catholic faith and his very public championing of abortion, there were, predictably, many issues raised that are relevant more than to just one funeral. That’s why it’s worthwhile to ask what we have learned from the funeral and the controversies it engendered.