Dear Upbeat,
"I find it rather strange to see the term 'anti-Catholic bigot' used at the same time many of us are including him in our prayers."
I didn't make any comment about the Salvation Army generally, only about the individual cited in the article, who seemed to take the answer, "I am a Catholic" as a "no" to the question, "Are you a Christian?"
It's roughly analogous to, "Do you own a motor vehicle?" and getting back, "I own a Chevrolet."
The individual is answering with more specificity than required by the question, but nonetheless answering in the affirmative.
The only interpretation that can be given here is that the Salvation Army fellow doesn't think that Catholics are Christians.
As well, some have suggested here that it was un-Christian of the Catholic to sue the Salvation Army.
I'm grateful that Salvationists feel some solidarity with Pope Benedict. However, I'm pretty sure that if the Catholic fellow in this case had brought his case before a tribunal of the Catholic Church (the only religious tribunals that Catholics recognize) against the Salvation Army or its members, the Salvation Army and its members would not have recognized the authority or validity of the tribunal. Even if headed by Pope Benedict, himself.
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Regardless of the rights or wrongs in this particular case, the winner is the MSM. They have succeeded in driving a wedge between believing Christians.