Michael Gerson thinks Obama's "Catholic strategy" is in shambles. I think he's wrong.

Ignatius Press Blog: Insight Scoop ^ | November 18, 2011 | Carl Olson

[Salvation]

Both Gingrich and Santorum are Catholics.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Really. I'm having a talk with my pastor on Tue4sday, and one point I mean to bring up (shortly and sweetly) is that it all happened before: in Germany in 1870, in Mexico in the 20-30's, in Spain in the run-up to the Civil War in the '30's, in Quebec in the 60's --- it's always about stripping trhe Church of all her institutional ministries: schools, hospitals, clinics, social services, adoption/fostercare, etc. etc. --- and the Church is expected to say to the State: We must decrease, They must increase.

It's folly. It's madness. And in this country, it's at least 75% voluntary on the part of the Church: the orderly administration of injustice. Pre-emptive surrender.

But things will turn. Things will turn because we will pray to God, and then we will stand up and turn them.

[IbJensen]

The Catholic Church, which has served as a stalwart bellwether for 2,000 years was stricken by a very serious disease from which it could have died. Imagine, Christ’s Church on earth so ill it could have perished!

That catastrophic illness foisted upon it was called Vatican II where modernists decided that the Church needed to brought into the 20th century. They aggressively changed the Church into a new religion. They threw the baby and the bathwater through the stained glass windows!

New ‘churches’ were built that looked like airplane hangers. The tabernacle was relegated to a place off to the side somewhere or even off into a room. Confessionals became ‘Reconciliation Rooms.’ The priest offering what passed as a ‘mass’ became the president of the assembly and a picnic table was installed facing the congregation.

The sacred Host was placed in the congregant’s hand and was served to only those who stood to receive Jesus Christ.

Other Protestant churchmen and even Rabbis watched the Church for eons for signs and, yes, even guidance. No longer the church is mired in modernism and heresy.

[Albion Wilde]

ping!

[SuziQ]

In other words, the actual, long-term "Catholic strategy" of this administration is to undermine and dismantle the witness and work of the Catholic Church, which works on the behalf of protecting life from the moment of conception to the grave.

We faithful Catholics understood this all along, and it was frustrating trying to get that point across to our Catholic friends who are more enamored of the 'social justice' Church.

[Friendofgeorge]

Church going Catholics had it within their power to have prevented some 60 million abortions, they did not because they do not care.

We would be living in a different world if Church going Catholics had ALL voted Republican over the last 45 years or so.

Other groups including black Churches held the same power but did not care either.

They spit on Christ when they vote Democrat

[bjcoop]

I agree. As a conservative, pro-life Catholic, it stuns me how some vote. Many of them are simply CINOs or cafeteria Catholics.