When you keep in mind that this hit piece was written by atheistic socialists, it's hard for me to figure out exactly what a Christian believer would find unsettling about the neoconservative Catholic movement. You evidently consider yourself a Christian believer. What is it you find so unsettling?
I happen to be very familiar with several of the Catholics mentioned in this article and with their writings. They are very ecumenical and have deep repect for their Protestant brethren. The magazine First Things edited by Fr. Neuhaus is an ecumenical journal whose readership is about half Protestant and half Catholic. The editorial board has about equal numbers of Catholics and Protestants also. Fr. Neuhaus is a leader in the project called Evangelicals and Catholics together. As far as donations from rich conservatives are concerned, what is wrong with that? Every non-profit organization, left, right, or center, Catholic, Protestant, or non-religious, relies upon donations from foundations, wealthy individuals, and ordinary people who sympathize with its ideas. How else is a non-profit organization going to pay its bills? Mr. "AlaskaErik" has (by his own admission) habitually used such expressions as "Catholic scum". One would never find that kind of epithet applied to other groups coming out of the mouth of Fr. Neuhaus, Robert George, George Weigel, Michael Novak, Mary Ann Glendon, or any of the others mentioned in that article. When they criticize it is always with respect for the human dignity of those they criticize. If they criticize the leftist drift of the mainline churches it is much more gently than many of the people in those churches.
Tell us how you really feel.
Former Catholic here. I am not a Catholic simply because of honest disagreement, but I feel I can still embrace my Catholic brethren. I still benefit from 12 years of Catholic school education. Do you think it was your experience in a particular diocese that soured you, or is it broader than that?
fellow Catholics...and brother Knights...they're onto our Secret Plan to Take Over the World...
If you are a conservative Christian, you must realize that the beef that the writers have with these Catholic authors is that they fight for Christianity, with a conservative leaning. Unless you've wandered lost into FR, these are your allies who are being attacked for their patriotism, conservativism, and moral values.