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"The pope would rather show sympathy with faux catholics like kerry."

Don't know what you are talking about, and I don't think you do either. Evidentally, you are not Catholic.

It is not the vocation of the Roman Pontiff to lobby for political parties during elections. The Catholic world, believe it or not, does not revolve around the U.S.

It is pretty obvious that the degree of permissiveness in the church is eroding the foundations. Sorry you dont see it.

The Pope is endorsing this trend. The Pope poo pooing the Iraq war also played into the hands of the socialists in Spain and got the Partido Popular defeated.

Now, the church whines that its funding by the state has been eroded ( I would prefer lower taxes and self funding of course) and is now being spent on muslims and evil programs like abortion.

It is a world wide phenomenon really. There are always at least three sides to these threads on FR.

1) Catholics who intend constructive criticism.

2) Anti-Catholics who intend destructive criticism.

3) Catholics who feel the need to defend the church in public so as to not appear weak against #2.

I am in the number one camp on this thread, but it may be ill advised to air our problems in public.

It is not the vocation of the Roman Pontiff to lobby for political parties during elections.

It isn't??? *shock! horror!

The Catholic world, believe it or not, does not revolve around the U.S.

It doesn't??? *shock! horror!

But seriously -- many of our fellow freepers can't understand that