Timothy McNulty | November 24, 2009
Chris Potter notes that Bishop Thomas Tobin of Rhode Island -- who has asked Patrick Kennedy not to take communion over his support of abortion rights -- is a Pittsburgh native:
There's been a lot of talk about how Bishop Thomas Tobin, who heads the Catholic Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, has urged Congressman Patrick Kennedy to not take Communion because Kennedy supports abortion rights.
And wouldn't you just know it, Tobin is a Pittsburgh native. I haven't heard anything about the local connection since the Kennedy brouhaha blew up, but a few years back, the Providence Journal did a series on Tobin noting his Pittsburgh roots, right down to the fact that
"He was a great fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers, of Terry Bradshaw and
Franco Harris and their four Super Bowl titles in six years."
More Pittsburgh/Tobin related stuff from Chris here.
Posted
Nov 24 2009, 10:42 AM
by
Timothy McNulty