I have to admit...I am struggling. The current political climate is causing some soul-searching....

[spin]

31. As far as the Catholic church sex scandal ...

I don't view it as a problem with Catholics or even the Catholic faith as it is basically a problem involving some priests and their leadership.

I have often stated, "The problem with Christianity is not the religion itself but is instead some Christians."

I could also state that the problem with politics in our nation is politicians. I personally find the philosophy of the Democratic Party far more reasonable in most areas than the Republican philosophy. However, I suspect that many of the people we elect to represent our interests find themselves bought and owned by the 1%, the big corporations and Wall Street. This is largely due to the enormous expense of running a political campaign today. All those irritating negative TV advertisements might be effective but they are also very expensive.

A very wise old Irish uncle of mine once told me when we were discussing politics. "Before the election, politicians kiss your ass, after you usually find you kiss theirs."

We don't live in a perfect world and probably never will.