The San Franscisco Chronicle left something out -- although they were quick to mention that he was Catholic:
[Bernie Ward] A humorous promotional introduction for his entertainment show bills him as “the Lion of the Left”. Ward used to describe himself as “unabashedly liberal,” prior to sometime in 2006, when he opted for the new self-description “progressive”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Ward
Ward is as Catholic as Osama bin Laden. He may have started out a Catholic, but he abandoned the Church and its teachings many, many years ago.