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Kennedy Scion's Book Probes Catholic Tension

Attempts to reconcile faith's teachings with modern life baffle many

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Sep 8, 2008 4:41 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Kerry Kennedy—the seventh of Bobby's 11 children—is taking on everything from clergy abuse to hierarchy in the Catholic Church in a book out tomorrow, the Boston Globe reports. In Being Catholic Now, the churchgoing 49-year-old interviews prominent Catholics like Nancy Pelosi, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Sheen about common struggles with faith.

“I was feeling conflicted because my Catholicism is so deeply important to me—it was my sense of connection to the Almighty, to humanity, to my heritage, my upbringing,” Kennedy said. “And my Catholicism informed my view of the world, and the work that I do every day on social justice issues. And yet, so often when I went to church, I was confronted with words and symbols that were anathema to my values.”

In this Oct. 15, 1966, file photo, Bobby Kennedy and his wife Ethel pose with eight of their children. Kerry is the second from the left.
In this Oct. 15, 1966, file photo, Bobby Kennedy and his wife Ethel pose with eight of their children. Kerry is the second from the left.   (AP Photo)
Kerry Kennedy%u2014seventh of the 11 children born to the late Robert F. Kennedy and wife Ethel%u2014is interviewed on NBC's Today in June.
Kerry Kennedy%u2014seventh of the 11 children born to the late Robert F. Kennedy and wife Ethel%u2014is interviewed on NBC's "Today" in June.   (AP Photo)
Kerry Kennedy hugs Nobel laureate Betty Williams during a conference in Rome last year.
Kerry Kennedy hugs Nobel laureate Betty Williams during a conference in Rome last year.   (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri)
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