Reply #77: (Update:) Terri Schiavo Allowed to Receive Communion [View All]

Terri Schiavo Allowed to Receive Communion
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9 minutes ago U.S. National - AP
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press Writer
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PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - With their hopes fading and legal options exhausted, Terri Schiavo's family appeared quietly resigned Sunday to watching her die as they arranged for the severely brain-damaged woman to receive Easter communion on her ninth day without food or water.

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Schiavo's husband, who a day earlier denied a request from his wife's parents that she be given communion, granted permission Sunday to offer the sacrament.

The Rev. Thaddeus Malanowski said he gave Schiavo a drop of wine on her tongue but could not give her a fleck of bread because her tongue was dry.

The priest's announcement drew applause and cheers from the crowd, which spent most of the day heckling police and protesting loudly. The noise prompted Schiavo's brother, Bobby Schindler, to come out and ask protesters to tone down their behavior.