[battousai]

The arrogance of Time is appalling

...aren't sitting well with members of the church elite.

So whats that make us lay Cathloics? the serfs, well this lowly Catholic peasant isn't too happy about John "F" Kerry either

and also divide some Catholics from their church....

If you don't like the rules go form your own club, buh bye and good riddance.

[GraceCoolidge]

Did you also notice the rhetorical question of "How might the rift between Kerry and the church he calls a "bedrock of values, of sureness about who I am" affect the election?" A better question might be how Kerry can claim the Catholic Church is his "bedrock of values" and "sureness of [who he is]" when he is completely opposed to the most basic tenets of the Catholic church. More evidence that even Kerry doesn't know who he is? I wonder how Time magazine would treat a candidate who claimed to be a devout civil rights crusader but raced back to D.C. to vote in favor of segregation.... I get really ticked at this media attitude that the abortion issue is some quaint little arcane footnote to Catholicism, something on which reasonable minds can differ. If Kerry thinks the Catholic church is so wrong on this point, why doesn't find a faith that is consistent with his beliefs? As for the comment about how Kerry seeking an annulment showed he is a "stickler" for Catholic rules... give me a break, it just showed Kerry is a "stickler" for maintaining his nominal Catholicism for campaign purposes.