Would you sit quietly as a leader of the KKK gave the benediction at the Democratic Convention?

[DonCoquixote]

170. I have butted heads with Pab a few times

But here, he is 100% right.

The Catholic church has been opnely supporting the GOP for a while, and not letting up one bit on it's bigotry. It might be one thing if this priest had bucked the vatican, like many in this nation are doing, but he is NOT.

As far as religious fogures go, when you have folks like Jesse Jackson, or ten thosuand other LIBERAL clergy, you do not need to have the bigots preach to lead your prayers, especially when you know that the Catholics are currently trying to pump wind into Ryan's sails.

And this is coming from someone that has had many headbanging sessions with Pab, where i think we got to the level of seeing each other as "honorable opponents" people who could at least put some conviction and actual research behind our arguments.

Sorry, Pab is right, and if Obama wants a liberal catholic, one that has criticized the Vatican, he could find a TON. But one could argue it is best not to even deal with the Catholics until they stop burnishing Ryan.