Why Kerry cannot receive Communion

A spokesperson for Kerry says:

Responding to Arinze, Kerry spokesman David Wade reiterated Kerry's position that there should be a separation of church and state.

"The decisions he will make as president will be guided by his obligation to all the people of our country and to the Constitution of the United States," Wade said in a statement. "Every American -- whether they be Jewish, Catholic, Protestant or any other faith -- must believe their president is representing them."