Things were getting a little stale in the world of politics, with Iraqi soveriegnty, Canadian election, and all. Yawn

Nothing like a little fire and brimstone as we contemplate Senator Kerry facing charges of heresy. Here is the legal complaint in its 18 pages of glory. Here is the full story.

A Catholic lawyer has filed heresy charges against Sen. John Kerry with the Archdiocese of Boston, accusing the Democratic presidential candidate of bringing "most serious scandal to the American public" by receiving Holy Communion as a pro-choice Catholic.

The 18-page document was sent to the archdiocese June 14, but released to the public only yesterday by Marc Balestrieri, a Los Angeles-based canon lawyer and an assistant judge with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles' tribunal, an ecclesiastical court