We get beat on all the time, and it's amazing to me.
My girls were invited to VBS at a Baptist church tonight. We had to write on the registration card what our church was. No one minded at all the we were Catholic. They welcomed us with open arms.
I guess I'll stick with Baptists and forget about the FReepers who come to just slam us.
Put a "Pope", "Rosary", or "Mary" thread up and watch how soon they start sticking it to us.
UNLESS you are of the opinion that any mention of the RC hierarchy in other than the most obsequious of terms is criticism. In that case it would be difficult to find many Catholics who would qualify as other than "Catholic bashers".
BTW, I had a very difficult time finding that Papal decree I posted. Not used to digging up that stuff, but I knew there was an ongoing "debate" regarding the Church in India (in whatever form it takes), and one or the other Pope had stepped in to prevent the mistakes made by Ricci from being made again.
BTW, this Ricci is the fellow who raised the art of the Memory Palace to a high art. I enjoyed the book about him.
Watch out! What are your girls doing going to a Baptist VBS anyway? Why not let them go to a Catholic one? Of course they welcomed them with open arms, next they'll be trying to pull them out of the Church.