Update: A Catholic Funeral for Ted Kennedy?

My father, Canon Lawyer Ed Peters, answers with a qualified yes:

"[while] notorius pro-aborts seem to be "manifest sinners who cannot be granted ecclesiastical funerals without public scandal of the faithful."

[it can happen when] "they gave some sign of repentance before death." And there is at least some evidence that Ted Kennedy did just that. Find out why."

update: in a related vein, Maureen Fiedler goes ga-ga over Mr. Kennedy's death and Michael Sean Winters runs (lamely) to her defense, after Patrick Madrid from the sidelines starts muttering "oh, please!" a little too loud.