William D. Blake

The Politics of Denying Communion to Catholic Elected Officials

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William D. Blake, Amanda Friesen
The Forum, vol. 11(4), 2013 Dec, pp. 671-82
DOI: 10.1515/for-2014-0002
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Blake, W. D., & Friesen, A. (2013). The Politics of Denying Communion to Catholic Elected Officials. The Forum, 11(4), 671–682. https://doi.org/10.1515/for-2014-0002

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Blake, William D., and Amanda Friesen. “The Politics of Denying Communion to Catholic Elected Officials.” The Forum 11, no. 4 (December 2013): 671–82.

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Blake, William D., and Amanda Friesen. “The Politics of Denying Communion to Catholic Elected Officials.” The Forum, vol. 11, no. 4, Dec. 2013, pp. 671–82, doi:10.1515/for-2014-0002.

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@article{blake2013a,
  title = {The Politics of Denying Communion to Catholic Elected Officials},
  year = {2013},
  month = dec,
  issue = {4},
  journal = {The Forum},
  pages = {671-82},
  volume = {11},
  doi = {10.1515/for-2014-0002},
  author = {Blake, William D. and Friesen, Amanda},
  month_numeric = {12}
}
In his 2004 presidential campaign, John Kerry, a Catholic, was threatened with being denied Holy Communion because of his pro-choice voting record. This article investigates the extent to which communion denial impacted Catholic elected officials and analyzes public attitudes regarding communion denial for Kerry. The results of our analysis suggest that, despite heavy media coverage, few bishops endorsed the communion denial and few pro-choice Catholic officials were threatened. While the data also indicate there are meaningful political implications for public attitudes on communion denial, the tactic does not command support from many Catholics.
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