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The current Pope has taken some stances I strongly disagree with, like embracing the idea of man-made global warming and supporting a "Palestinian state", but he's also some good things, and he's certainly more conservative than the current leader of the "Anglican communion" worldwide (the agnostic Archbishop Justin Welby) For example, Pope Francis recently rejected France's attempt to appoint an "openly gay" Ambassador to the Vatican. I'd also say the current Pope is to the RIGHT of me on issues like ordaining married men to the priesthood. I am open to the idea and would convene a synod to study its implementation if I were Pope, but the current Pope and the Vatican curia show no interest in going in that direction and the Catholic Church remains one of the most conservative churches in the world on the issue of clerical celibacy and on issues like artificial contraception.

I also think the issue of who is leader of a church denomination worldwide vs. who is pastor of a person's local church, makes a huge difference, and FReepers who claim the issues are the same are either confused or flat out being dishonest.

If Trump were to name a Southern Baptist nominee, I wouldn't hold it against him or her that the current leader of the SBC worldwide happens to be an illegal alien hugger. However, if that person choose to attend a local church in Georgia with an ultra liberal pastor who preached about "Transgender rights" every week, I WOULD be concerned about a "conservative" judge who happily attended such a church.

If Trump were to name a Catholic nominee, I wouldn't hold it against him or her that the current leader of the Catholic Church worldwide preaches about the evils of global warming all the time. However, if that person choose to join "Father" Michael Pfleger's "Catholic parish" in Chicago and happily listen to Pfleger's insane rants calling on his parishioners to murder gun shop owners every week, I WOULD be alarmed about a "conservative" judge who happily attended such a church.

The fact that the United Church of Christ worldwide is one of the most liberal protestant denominations and the leader of their organization is a leftist stooge wouldn't even make me assume that any President who was a member of the UCC is an anti-American slimeball. But the fact that Obama choose to join a "hate whitey" church in Chicago who pastor preached "God Damn America" every week while Obama sat their in the pews gave me great concern that Obama did not have our best interests at heart.

So, although the Episcopalians worldwide are very liberal, I do not paint them all with the same brush or assume they are liberal because the current head of the church worldwide in liberal. But the fact any "conservative" judge would happily attend an ultra-liberal church with a far-left pastor when there's a more conservative Episcopalian church a few miles away from him is deeply troubling to me.