Heh...
Alan, in fact, has been a major catalyst in TRUE ecumenism between Catholics and Protestants in this country.
His willingness to follow scripture and his own conscience, in some cases even in conflict with his own church, such as on the death penalty, has made it easy to reach out and form relationships with large numbers of evangelicals like myself.
And there can be no doubt that he has been one of many key leaders in the exodus of Catholics to the GOP over the last two decades.
I thank God for leaders like this. We could use lots more like him.
Yup. If a substantial portion of GOP politicians started acting like him, we would all get to relish the joys of living in the political wilderness. Hello 8 years of President Hillary.
It's easy to say whatever you want when you don't have a hope in hell of getting power. It's a little tougher to live in the real world.