To the DU Catholics

[unapatriciated]

170. Wanted to let you know .....

being raised Catholic, taught by Jesuits and a practicing Catholic until my 40's. I understand the difference in the church and THE CHURCH and also offer my condolences to those who are still within the faith. This man is a Jesuit in name only, he is not a free thinker like those who taught much of the Catholic youth in the 60's. "The CHURCH" took a hard right turn in the 80's and has failed to correct that error. One of many reasons I left the Church. Those who believe that the right wing views of THE CHURCH do not influence Good American Catholics, did not go to mass in a variety of parishes during the election of 2003. I did and it put the final nail into the coffin for me. Because of Kerry's stance on birth control, THE CHURCH went after him. My sister's parrish, at the urging of their priest re-registered as Republican in protest of Kerry's views on birth control (and many voted for bush as well)l. My parents parrish priest had no problem supporting bush from the pulpit during that election. Because of that my parents walked out during mass and never returned. It was the same for my Mother-in-law's parrish. The Catholic Church played an important role in helping bush. Some Catholic democrats were repulsed by it but too many were not. THE CHURCH is not going to change anytime soon, there are only a few Cardinals that are eligible for the status of Pope and they are all pretty RW. This is something all Catholics should be concerned with because a big portion of their weekly donation to their local parrish goes to the Vatican.

edited to add: the parishes I refereed to were all in blue states.