Vatican Rules Out Kennedy as Ambassador

Caroline rejected over abortion stance, insiders say
By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 12, 2009 9:01 AM CDT
Vatican Rules Out Kennedy as Ambassador
Caroline Kennedy responds during an interview Friday, Dec. 26, 2008 in New York.   (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)

The Vatican has rejected the idea of Caroline Kennedy as US ambassador because she supports abortion rights and stem-cell research, the Daily Telegraph reports. Other Roman Catholics President Obama had sought to appoint have hit the same wall, Vatican insiders told an Italian paper. The controversy threatens to cast a shadow over Obama’s meeting with the pope during the G8 summit in July.
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