mr. chilton: mr. kennedy, senator kennedy, sir, this question has been sent in, name withheld, from charleston. the roman catholic church's position on truth versus error assumes a right to discriminate against protestants in some countries where catholics are in the majority. do you agree with the church's reported attitude that where protestants are in the minority they shouldn't be permitted equal status? senator kennedy: i wholly disagree. i couldn't disagree more. i think using the power of the state against any group -- for instance using the power of the state to force a group to be of one faith or another or of a faith, i think, is wholly repugnant to our experience. i wholly disagree with that. now there are some states where there is no separation between church and state. the queen of england is the head of the church of england as well as the state. there are other states in europe where the relationship is intimate. in spain, the relationship between church and state is intimate. i disagr