Backwards? I have seen little evidence of the Democratic party trying to align itself with the Catholic church or support its beliefs. To the contrary.
Leaders of the church, OTOH, have bent over backwards supporting the Democrats and their socialist programs. Notre Dame gave Obama, who supports abortion, an honorary degree. Georgetown allowed Obama, who supports abortion, to speak at the school and complied with demands to cover the crucifix! The bishops have openly and strongly supported the administration’s programs for illegals and socialized medicine.
The church should stay out of politics.
First of all, if the Church stayed out of politics, this ridulous mandate would stand. Now it won’t.
Secondly, you’re quite right about what certain bishops have sacrificed for the greater glory of the Rat party. This isn’t unique to America, but it’s a relatively new phenomenon, perhaps because of the whole (frequently misunderstood) notion of democracy. The Church, thank the Lord, is NOT a democracy, but many priests, bishops, and cardinals—because they’re all fallible human beings—seem to believe that it’s okay to defy Church principles in the name of democracy or, more crudely, polls. They are not “the Church.” Nor is Notre Dame or Georgetown. Nor are Biden, Pelosi, Cuomo, Kennedys, Kerry, Daschle, McCulsky, Daly, etc. Painting the Church with their brushes isn’t just unfair, it’s ugly.
We agree, I’m sure, that it’s about time that the individual bishops (not “the Church”) saw the light, in the light of their duties to their Church—not to mention their duties as American citizens to call out those who violate their oaths to the U. S. Constitution.
By the way, did you make any comments on any of the numerous threads detailing the condemnation of both Notre Dame and Georgetown by the majority of Bishops in the United States?