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I came across this item on a Catholic blog, posted shortly after the controversy surrounding the Al Smith Dinner in New York City began to get a lot of media attention. I think it hits the nail right on the head (the bold highlight is mine):

It's interesting that [the Author] should mention the FSSP. Catholic orders like the FSSP (and the SSPX) exist because they've already written off people like Timothy Dolan and the "state churh" he represents. The SSPX is openly defiant about it, while the FSSP is rather delicate about it.

I was kind of caught off guard by this story and wasn't even aware of the previous situations surrounding the Al Smith Dinner in 1996 and 2004. Quite frankly, I had been under the impression that they had stopped holding the Al Smith Dinner years ago. Most of the people who really matter in the fight for moral truth and to protect our God-given rights probably never heard of Al Smith, or this silly annual event that bears his name. They're busy standing on line outside of Chick-fil-A at least once a week, supporting a fundamentalist Protestant CEO who wouldn't waste his time with such nonsense himself.

And there you have it. Dan Cathy has more credibility for his "Catholic" moral leadership in this country than Cardinal Dolan does. That's a freaking disgrace.