I find your my-religious-leader-is-better-than-your-religious-leader comment condescending and not catholic in the universal sense.
That said, I will expand my point. If you check the lists at http://medaloffreedom.com, you'll note some of the recipients. I obviously am being selective to further highlight my point:
Recipient | President |
---|---|
Pope John Paul II | George W. Bush |
Charleton Heston | George W. Bush |
Roberto Clemente | George W. Bush |
Dave Thomas | George W. Bush |
Bill Cosby | George W. Bush |
Nancy Reagan | George W. Bush |
Fred Rogers | George W. Bush |
William Joseph Brennan | William J. Clinton |
Thurgood Marshall | William J. Clinton |
George Mitchell | William J. Clinton |
Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter | William J. Clinton |
Lloyd Bentson | William J. Clinton |
Wesley Clark | William J. Clinton |
George McGovern | William J. Clinton |
James A. Baker | George H.W. Bush |
Ronald Reagan | George H.W. Bush |
H. Norman Schwartzkopf | George H.W. Bush |
Colin Powell | George H.W. Bush |
Richard B. Cheney | George H.W. Bush |
Friedrick A. von Hayek | George H.W. Bush |
Isaac Stern | George H.W. Bush |
Earl Warren | Jimmy Carter |
Warren Christopher | Jimmy Carter |
Walter Cronkite | Jimmy Carter |
Lyndon B. Johnson | Jimmy Carter |
If I mistakenly included your comment as one of the
envious pope-bashing posts on this thread, my apologies.