Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann has directed Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius to refrain from presenting herself for Holy Communion until she takes "the necessary steps for amendment of her life which would include a public repudiation of her previous efforts and actions in support of laws and policies sanctioning abortion."

The Archbishop made the directive public by writing about his actions in his archdiocesan newspaper The Leaven.  "Having made every effort to inform and to persuade Governor Sebelius and after consultation with Bishop Ron Gilmore (Dodge City), Bishop Paul Coakley (Salina) and Bishop Michael Jackels (Wichita), I wrote the governor last August requesting that she refrain from presenting herself for reception of the Eucharist until she had acknowledged the error of her past positions, made a worthy sacramental confession and taken the necessary steps for amendment of her life which would include a public repudiation of her previous efforts and actions in support of laws and policies sanctioning abortion," he wrote.

He explains his reason for making the directive public as Sebelius went against his directive not to receive Communion.   "Recently, it came to my attention that the governor had received holy Communion at one of our parishes," he wrote. "I have written to her again, asking her to respect my previous request and not require from me any additional pastoral actions."

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knew a fellow that wrote to AB Chaput, the hero of the NeoCath right now, taking exception some yrs ago with a pro-abort politician getting a mass in cathedral after his election. Chaput wrote a scathing "how dare you" note back....read the initial letter, was not ugly at all.....liberal or "conservative" seem to have same responses.....friend was told he was being judgemental.

He is good at finessing the conservatives, who love their scraps and crumbs