Dejected and rejected.
The fallen Princess of Camelot just can't quite function in prime time. We first learned that the petulant little princess, in her quest to pick up the empty Senate seat from Hillary, had somehow never had much time to vote. That in itself did not kill her newly discovered political ambitions, but it highlighted her utter lack of qualification. That was too much even for New York.
Miss Kennedy found, that to represent New York in the Senate, New York expected that she, at a minimum, should have voted in New York, or voted period. The Vatican has the quaint notion that an American Catholic, who wishes to represent American interests to the Vatican, should not be notoriously hostile to Catholic doctrine, values and principals. That is their right.
Pointedly, US Catholic conservatives do not like Caroline Kennedy. They didn't want her and she is not going. Oprah still loves her.
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Vatican blocks Caroline Kennedy appointment as US ambassador
The Vatican has blocked the appointment of Caroline Kennedy as US ambassador, according to reports.
By Alex Spillius in Washington Telegraph
Last Updated: 8:37AM BST 11 Apr 2009
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.
Mr Obama was reportedly seeking to reward John F Kennedy's daughter, who publicly gave her support to his election bid. She had been poised to replace Hillary Clinton as New York senator, but dropped out amid criticism that she lacked enough experience for the job.
The Italian paper said that the Vatican strongly disapproved of Mr Obama's support for abortion and stem cell research. The impasse over the ambassadorial appointment threatens to cloud his meeting with the Pope during a G8 summit in Itay in July.
Ms Kennedy, 53, has said that she supports abortion. Raymond Flynn, a former US ambassador to the Vatican, said earlier this week that Ms Kennedy would be a poor choice.
"It's imperative, it's essential that the person who represents us to the Holy See be a person who has pro-life values. I hope the President doesn't make that mistake," he told the Boston Herald. "She said she was pro-choice. I don't assume she's going to change that, which is problematic."
The White House refused to comment.
