"And the church thought they had the moral authority to tell Bush that the war in Iraq was immoral?"
Isn't that a hoot!
Their colorful history and how they conduct themselves internally (abusing kids) tells me their words don't match up with their deeds.
Yeah, I know ... if you dare to legitimately criticize the ongoing hypocrisy labels you a "Catholic basher". Still people will put their faith and follow the teachings of this church. Amazing!
Yes, we put our faith in this Church, because, regardless of what the men in charge do, or how some of them misrepresent the intents, it is still the True Church that Christ Jesus founded. Plenty of Catholics still recognize the hypocrisy of some (a very few) priests and bishops, and yet there is a way to criticize for this without bashing the Church.