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Show EXCOMMUNICATED FOR AT TEH D IHEAWE 0D1 H G Bishop Scanneli's Action Creates Cre-ates Sensation in Omaha Society Circles. OMAHA. Nov. 30.-Rlght Rev. B.-I.1 Rlf hard Scann. ll. of tlio Nebraska . diocettc of the Catholic church, has de-Clared de-Clared excommunicated all members ot I th, Catholic church who participated In thc wedding of Congressman Kennedy ami Ml?s Prltch'.tt Mundoy. There y.-n- a number of prominent CatboUea prej-ant, prej-ant, IncludbiK Mrs. Edward udony.wlfc of the packing house magnate. Mins Mae Hamilton, whose Individual rortune is rated at oyer u million, wax one jZ thi; brld' smalde. Has Divorced Wife living. CongreHsman Kennedy has a divorced wir- iivinR and for thMt reason ih '-Is- hop issued last fcjunday a pastoral forbid, for-bid, litis all rath'-Il' to ,.irtl i-ite In the ceremony The bishop today declared de-clared exeommunlcated ipso facto all no ioh, is ,. hi .-hm.-h nsIm. all- nd.'.l th' we.bllnK Thi- n i " wa-- ml 1 1 l -1 bv Ur K H. Jenks. pastor of the I Irflt ftbyterlan church, or whic h i onpr-KS-man Kennedy i 11 prominent member. Bride Is Prominent. The bride of Congresman Kennedy, who is a daughter pf Mr and Mrs. G.-,,re.- l;. Prltcnett promlnenl member ,f umaha MClety, Is a member of thc Rplet ,,pnl church None of the rnembers of either Mr Kennedy'" or Miss Prltch-ett'a Prltch-ett'a families is a Catholic, Mr. Kennedy's Ken-nedy's divorced wife Is a Christian Scientist. Excommunicate Themselves. Bishop Scnnnell today talked freely of hlfl nctlon. He said that he would take no fltejM In the matter declaring th-it the catholics wh participated In the wedding wed-ding ceremonj and alao those who ai-tended ai-tended tin- reception following were eiimlly culpa bio ami said that they had excommunicated themselves by their action ac-tion In thfl face of the warning issued by himself last Sunday. Cites the Laws. Th,- pastoral of Bishop Scannell cited the laws uf the Catholic church In the matter and closed with a paragraph, evidently evi-dently directed at thc forthcoming Prltcnett-Kennedy wedding, at which it ha.1 been announced several prominent Catholics would be in, M-nt ami participate, partici-pate, which explained the reasons for ' the issuance of the pastoral. Can't Change Moral Law. It recited that any co-operation of Catholics was unlawful and was an act ' of .sin and thut any attempt to question i It on the grounds of modern usages could not stand because the law of morals never becomes antiquated and that "the divine prohibition to put asunder those whom i",i has Joim-d to-gether to-gether Is as binding today as It was twenty centuries ago " |