Why Anti-Catholic Prejudice Ought to Bother Everyone

[Draggingtree]

Flopping Aces:

21 Jan

 

Why Anti-Catholic Prejudice Ought to Bother Everyone

 

Rev. Robert Barron:

Last week two outrageously anti-Catholic outbursts took place in the public forum. The first was an article in U.S. News and World Report by syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm. Ms. Stiehm argued that the Supreme Court was dangerously packed with Catholics, who have, she averred, a terribly difficult time separating church from state and who just can’t refrain from imposing their views on others. Her meditations were prompted by Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s granting some legal breathing space to the Little Sisters of the Poor, who were objecting to the provisions of the HHS mandate. As even a moment’s thoughtful consideration would reveal, this decision hadn’t a thing to do with the intrusion of the “church” into the state, in fact just the contrary. Moreover, the appeal of American citizens (who happen to be Catholic nuns) and the decision of a justice of the Supreme Court in no way constitute an “imposition” on anyone. The very irrationality of Stiehm’s argument is precisely what has led many to conclude that her column was prompted by a visceral anti-Catholicism which stubbornly persists in our society.

 

The second eruption of anti-Catholicism was even more startling. In the course of a radio interview, Governor Andrew Cuomo blithely declared that anyone who is pro-life

[Valin]

@Draggingtree

 

Trying to connect these idiots with the The Know Nothings may be a bit of a stretch.



Although there are still those who are concerned about lackeys of Rome taking over



Jack Chick

 

 

I have gotten into trouble over these on several occasions....you know me....Mr Subtlety