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Show EXCOPir-IUMICATE FOS ATTENDING WEDBlNflflf DIVORCED CONGRESSMAN ding ceremony and also those who at-, at-, tended - the reception following were equally culpable and said that they had i excommunicated themselves by their action ac-tion In the face af the warning lsaued by oftnself last Sunday. Cites the Laws. The pastoral 'of Bishop Scannell cited the laws of the Catholic church In the matter and closed with a paragraph, evidently evi-dently directed at the forthcoming Prltchett-Kennedy wedding, at which It had been announced several prominent Catholics would .be present and participate, partici-pate, which explained the reasons for the Issuance of the pastoral. It recited that any "co-operation of Catholics was unlawful and was n act of sin and that any attempt to question 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 God haa Joined together to-gether Is as binding today as it waa twenty centuries ago." QMAHJl, Dec. 1. The Right Rev. Bishop Richard Scannell, of the Nebraska diocese of the Catholic church, has declared de-clared excommunicated all members of the Catholic church who participated In the wedding of Congressman Kennedy .nd Miss Prltchett Monday. There were a number of prominent Catholics present, pres-ent, including Mrs. Edward Cudahy. wife of the packing house magnate. Misa Mae Hamilton, whose individual fortune is rated at over a million, waa one ot the bridesmaids. . ' . Congressman Kennedy, baa a divorced wife living and for that reason the bishop bis-hop issued last Sunday pastoral forbidding for-bidding all Cathollca to participate in the ceremony. The bishop today declared de-clared excommunicated ipso facto all members of hla church who attended the wedding. The ceremony was conducted by Dr. E. H. Jenks, pastor of the First Presbyterian churchi of which Congressman Congress-man Kennedy Is a prominent member. Bride Is Prominent. The bride of Congressman Kennedy, wno IS a aausnier ui .i . u -George E. Prltchett. prominent members of Omaha society, is a member of the Episcopal church. None of the members of either Mr. Kennedy' or Miss Prltch-etfs Prltch-etfs families is a Catholic. Mr. Kennedy's Ken-nedy's divorced wife is a Christian Scientist. m M . Bishop 8cannell today talked freely of his action. He said that he would take no steps in the matter, declaring that the Catholics who participated in the wed- |