[AustinBill]

Fine words from a few bishops do little to reverse the devil's bargain the U.S. R.C.C. made with the Democrat party decades ago. The reason "Catholic" politicians like Kaine, Biden, Pelosi, and the late Ted Kennedy pander this way is because they know they'll get away with it with at most a bit of tongue clucking from a few "far right" bishops who will be ignored by everyone.

The U.S. Episcopate is toothless and everyone knows it. Rest assured Kaine and his ilk will continue to be welcome at the communion rail no matter how contrary their positions and actions are to official Catholic doctrine.

[Alberta's Child]

That’s exactly right. In the U.S. today, the Catholic Church functions no differently than the “state churches” you find in communist countries.

[Little Ray]

A real Catholic Church would start by excommunicating every Catholic politician that supported abortion.

[JerryBlackwell]

All the Communion rails have been removed