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Unfortunately, there's nothing uncharacteristic about it. There's a contingent here ready and eager to believe anything evil, no matter how wrong or even preposterous, about the Church. They slurp up the bile from the leftist, anti-Christian (and in particular anti-Catholic) press like a dog returning to its vomit. (Obligatory Biblical reference... )

....like falling for it "hook, line, and stinker".

I had made a comment on a previous thread (which I now would like to retract, blasting The Church) about this subject. I jumped the gun only because those in my own parish (the pastor and nun) have made "cracks" about Bush and how he needs to learn what peace is. It happened as early as last night, and I'm still seething over it (the comment didn't go over well when it was spoken to our small group meeting).

I wanted to scream at them, "when are you going to pray for SADDAM to stop his evil ways, instead of bashing Bush?"

After "sobering up" from the anger after hearing crap like that from the "leaders" of my own parish, one (especially those of us who are still apprentice Catholics) begin to realize that comments like that are not consistent with The Church as a whole, it's history, nor with this Pope.

Only reinforces the fact that I need to find a new parish too.

Thanks for posting this article and much needed clarification.

I've added Zenit News Agency (www.zenit.org) and Catholic World New (www.CWNews.com) to my list of must-read websites. They reveal just how corrupt and dishonest the secular press really is.

My local parish has been surprisingly good during all this! The peace vigil was mostly prayers for loved ones who were in the military and included petitions for Saddam to "just leave" as one lady put it and also for the world to awaken to the evils of the Iraqi government.