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Pope Nixes Kennedy as Ambassador to Vatican

By LisaB on April 12, 2009 at 9:00 AM in Caroline Kennedy, Current Affairs, Obama Administration

BO really has personnel problems, doesn’t he? Even so, this one will make your jaw drop. The Telegraph (UK) is reporting that the Vatican has rejected Obama’s pick for US ambassador to the Vatican.

The pick? Caroline Kennedy.

Vatican sources told Il Giornale that their support for abortion disqualified Ms Kennedy and other Roman Catholics President Barack Obama had been seeking to appoint.

“Other Roman Catholics President Barack Obama had been seeking to appoint.” Huh. That’s a rebuff, if ever I’ve heard one. It certainly suggests ANY choice he might make in this area will be unacceptable to the Vatican. Kind of “Dude, we don’t like your people.”

The Italian paper said that the Vatican strongly disapproved of Mr Obama’s support for abortion and stem cell research.

So, why does the Vatican decide to do this now? And to such a high profile would-be ambassador? Kennedy would certainly have brought attention to Vatican positions and issues of importance to Catholics in general. The daughter of the first Catholic president would seem to be a nice choice.

But apparently not. Interesting. When was the last time the Vatican made a move like this?

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