Roman Catholic Archbishop Raymond Burke of St. Louis, who made waves during the last Presidential election when he said he'd deny John Kerry Holy Communion, is now eying up Republican candidate Rudy Giuliani.

When asked if he would deny communion to Giuliani or any other candidates that support abortion, Burke said:

"If any politician approached me and he'd been admonished not to present himself, I'd not give it. To me, you have to be certain a person realizes he is persisting in a serious public sin."

And when Burke was asked if the same would apply to those politicians that support pre-emptive war or the death penalty, he said, "It's a little more complicated in that case."

Giuliani's response was simply:

Archbishops have a right to their opinion, you know. There's freedom of religion in this country. There's no established religion, and archbishops have a right to their opinion. Everybody has a right to their opinion."