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I'm a pro-life Catholic. I attend the rally in DC every year, as well as local and regional events and vigils. The numbers of supporters are ever-increasing, with a larger and larger youth component.

And while the media often portray pro-life Christians as predominantly Catholic, it's my experience that the Baptist churches have a much more pronounced presence at such events.

Our parish has a school, but my children don't attend. My wife attended, and vehemently opposed sending our kids. Having a great deal of interaction with both public and catholic school student parents in parish activities, I can tell you for certain that the parents who are active in the church but don't send their kids to the school are far and away closer followers of the Catholic faith, both personally and politically.

I understand the reasons why the Catholic schools shifted to lay teachers, but in my opinion it hasn't had the effect of strengthening the faith instilled in the students, so I'm not surprised by your observations. I think many parents of Catholic school students take a "set it and forget it" approach to raising their kids Catholic. They figure they're sending their kids to Catholic school, so they're good to go.

What do you think about pro-life Catholics such as Judge Andrew Napolitano? Do you ever listen to the radio show Brian and the Judge? My jaw has dropped many times in the past few weeks as I’ve listened to Napolitano make every excuse in the world in defending Obama. He keeps raving about his remarkable speeches on race, and how it’s so unfair to dog Obama about his ties to Reverend Wright. Why is Napolitano so giddy about Obama, while at the same time claiming to be 100% pro-life? Is he that misinformed about Obama’s abortion voting record, or is Napolitano one of those “pro-lifers” who doesn’t think anyone’s vote should be solely based on a candidates position on that issue? Hard to figure out. Of course, Napolitano thinks there is nothing wrong with gay marriage, so perhaps his stance on abortion has changed as well.