[GreatOne]

What a pile of crap. Shows how much their faith means to them to begin with. But this is a good thing. We need to have a separating of the wheat from the chaff within the Catholic Church, and we'll find out that taking a stand will actually grow the church in the long run, as the public officials who act contrary to Church teaching are a reason why people turn away to begin with.

[GSlob]

Well, render unto the Governor that which is Governor's...

[GraceCoolidge]

"This is exactly what the Catholic Church said 50 years ago would not happen when Catholic politicians were trying to get elected to office," said Kenny, a former altar boy. "It is a total reversal of the position that enabled Catholics to represent people of all faiths and all backgrounds."

I don't see anything that prevents any of these "former altar boys" from holding office. The issue is whether they get to present and promote themselves as "Catholics." I do give some credit to the ones who are finding other faiths (however grudgingly). They should have done that a long time ago. But this attitude of "we have to bend the rules so Catholics can hold public office" is the real violation of church and state separation. The state is trying to intervene in the governance of the church, not the other way around.