Kennedy Ex-Wife Takes Case to Vatican

The ex-wife of Massachusetts Rep. Joseph Kennedy (D-Mass.) has taken her effort to overturn the annulment of their 12-year marriage to the Vatican. Appearing at a Boston news conference to show support for 24 North American Roman Catholic groups that are appealing to the Catholic Church to end the annulment of marriages and accept divorces outright, Sheila Rauch Kennedy said she has faxed her appeal to the Vatican. “Today marks the beginning of my appeal’s life in Rome,” she said. Kennedy wrote about her opposition to the annulment in her book “Shattered Faith.”