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I too was very impressed with the St. Louis Archibishop and his statement. I wish that more Catholic leaders would follow suit. As for this, "separation of church and state" argument... just as the Catholic church cannot tell the state authorities what to do, the state authorities (such as Senators Kerry, Kennedy, etc.) do not have the authority to suspend church teachings for their own benefit or what they perceive to be the benefit of their constituents or their campaigns. Senator Kerry is free to believe whatever he wants... but he cannot proclaim himself a Catholic in good standing. This "photo op Catholicism" turns my stomach... and I am angry not only at the Kerrys and Kennedys of the world, but at the Catholic church officials who do not take a stand. I wish we had more like Archbishop Raymond Burke.

This "photo op Catholicism" turns my stomach…I wish we had more like Archbishop Raymond Burke.

My sentiments exactly. Amazingly moral relativism seems to have taken root in the Catholic hierarchy.

I expect hypocrisy from Dimocrat office seekers, but I expect religious leaders to hold those who profess the faith to the standards of that faith.

It is one thing to hold the confidentiality of the confessional, but when a elected official publicly flouts the teachings of the Church he must be rebuked.