The Vatican's Blindness

While this would not be the first time the Vatican has seemed to directly intervene in American politics, it may well indicate an increasing level of involvement. During Chaput's recent tenure as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Denver, Colorado, he established himself as perhaps the Republican Party's attack dog within the Church's American hierarchy as well as one of the leading culture warriors of the Catholic Right. In the 2004 Presidential Election, Chaput openly declared that Catholics had only one choice and that was to vote for President Bush. He also railed about how Senator Kerry, the Democratic nominee (and a Catholic) should be denied Communion because of his support of reproductive rights and embryonic stem cell research. Four years later Chaput attacked then-Democratic presidential candidate Obama as "the virulently pro-abortion Democratic senator" and chastised his Catholic supporters. When the Affordable Care Act was being debated in Congress before becoming law, he attacked the need for a public option for health care coverage, egregiously dissembling on the subject.

It seems to me the Catholic Right, Middle, and Left need to keep their opinions regarding American politics to themselves. They clearly have a serious problem to address among their clergy. It's scandalous how so many Catholic "priests" are masquerading behind their garb for the sole purpose of molesting unsuspecting and innocent children. These disgusting men should be put n jail, every last one of them! It's too painful to think of the mothers and fathers of these victims. How dare the molesters escape criticism or punishment for their dastardly crimes. They've ruined innocent lives; they must be punished as any civilian child molester. Instead, they walk among us, perform priestly duties and hear confessions of good and decent Catholics. These "priests" are the ones who should confess publicly, apologize to their congregations, and ask forgiveness from all Catholics.