Governor Andrew Cuomo in a Host of Trouble with the Vatican

Abby Greenhill
It seems that Governor Andrew Cuomo is front page news again. That's nothing new for politicians. But in this case Cuomo is in trouble with the Pope, not the people. The Governor has been living with his Food Network girlfriend, Sandra Lee, for 5 years. That arrangement is what is making the Vatican boil over.

Advisors of the Vatican say that Cuomo took Communion while engaged in 'public concubinage', according to Edward Peters who is a consultant of the Vatican's high court. Talk about fire and brimstone!

Sandra Lee makes no bones about her and the Governor's living arrangements, and she says she is happy not being married, according to Mail Online. Sara Lee is 44-years-old and had a very difficult youth. She basically came from nothing and worked her way up the ladder. She has 22 cook books, a magazine and a TV show. She has a lot of irons in the fire, but she is managing well while being part of a family that loves her.

But Governor Andrew Cuomo is on the side of abortion and gay marriage, so that adds more fuel to the Vatican's fire. According to Sandra Lee, the family, including Governor Andrew Cuomo's daughters, is a happy family. Isn't it their decision as to whether they marry or not? They aren't the only people in the world who are living together without the benefit of marriage.

Sandra Lee is not trying to gain fame or fortune as the Governor's live-in girlfriend. She has a successful TV series called, "Semi-Homemade" and also a book of the same name. She may be enjoying a new type of life as the top woman in New York, but she earned it.

Sandra Lee is so into family life with Governor Andrew Cuomo and his kids that she changed her hectic schedule in order to be able to spend more time to devote to Cuomo.

Happiness doesn't knock at your door, you need to find it. If Governor Andrew Cuomo and Sandra Lee have found happiness, shouldn't that be enough for Church and State? Should Governor Andrew Cuomo be allowed to take Communion, or is the Vatican right? What say the people?

Source:

Mailonline.com

Published by Abby Greenhill

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  • Patricia Sicilia3/10/2011

    And the priest scandal has nothing to do with this. I am not defending the Church's behavior when it comes to the priest scandal by any means, but they can't say well, a small percentage of our priests have sinned and we've handled it incorrectly, so we'll let everyone else slide. Actually, the number of priests accused of abuse is no greater a percentage than in the general population or in the clergy of other religions. It's just that the Catholic Church is a much bigger target. And this is from a lapsed Catholic, one who's not had particularly good relations with them for years.

  • Patricia Sicilia3/10/2011

    Actually, their unmarried happiness would be fine if they weren't public Catholics. The Vatican has a perfect right to call him on taking communion. If he doesn't want to follow Catholic rules, then he should change his religion. But actually, no religion approves of unmarried people living together. People need to grow up and make mature commitments. And if they can't, then they have to accept the consequences.

  • Linda Louise Johnson3/4/2011

    Nice to see the Vatican on the side of sexual morality.

  • Thomas Lane3/1/2011

    You mean they took enough time from protecting their own child molesters to notice something like this?

  • Shirley Norling3/1/2011

    This is a tough situation and each of us have our own personal views about it. Should one be true to their faith beliefs, or true to themselves? I don't think there is a right or a wrong answer for this one.

  • Michael Segers2/28/2011

    If you are going to call yourself a member of the Pope's organization, I suppose you should play by his rules... or pull a Martin Luther!

  • Sunshine Wilson2/28/2011

    Thanks for the report

  • Megan Smith2/28/2011

    I think the Vatican and the Catholic Church is much too strict and literal about its rules. My grandmother was excommunicated for divorcing her physically abusive husband. How can that possibly be wrong?

  • Pearl Grace2/28/2011

    I agree that Ms. Lee seems to have done quite well for herself. If people are happy and not hurting anyone, then what does it matter how they live? I am humored by the term, "public concubinage." The real question is, how can I work THAT into my next article...

  • Jeanne Baney2/27/2011

    It's ultimately between people and God.

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