[narses]

Thanks for the post. As a longtime RAH fan I enjoyed the read. As a Catholic I am "ping-ing" the FR Catholic Caucus to ask whether any others have been fans? If so, have they seen or read anything about an anti-Catholic bias in the works of RAH?

[VermiciousKnid]

The only direct reference to the Catholic Church that I can remember was in Stranger In A Strange Land, where RAH (in the form of Jubal Harshaw) mentions that he prefers the quiet dignity of the Catholics to the raucousness of some other denominations.

He also gives a nod to the character of the Papal Nuncio, who appears as a delegate on the committee discussing the Man From Mars. I always thought RAH (again, as Jubal Harshaw) considered the Nuncio a wise character who knew the political ropes very well indeed.

Other than that, it always seemed to me that RAH didn't like organized religion in ANY form. Regards,

[Dajjal]

Only read a little, but Heinlein is great!

[Domestic Church]

One of his brothers was my parish priest. He was very gifted too.