Now here's a good editorial, and I can say why. Being Catholic by birth, and having left the faith because I could not reconcile my disagreement with the Church's teachings, I still find Catholicism to be the roots of my spiritual beliefs. I realized long ago that God is not to blame for the inaequate beliefs and actions of generations of men, many of whom were motivated by purely secular goals while they wore the cloth of the church. When I was young, I confused the ignorance of men for a shortcoming on the part of God, but thankfully I made my peace with that as time went by. The pope has come to apologize and to mend fences, but I haven't seen any major moves to clean up the ranks of American diocese involved in cover-ups. I am disappointed in men, but I can still remember that men are not the ultimate arbiters of God's will (no matter what they may occasionally claim.)

I disagree with only one thing, and that is that the man from Nazareth who cast the merchants out of the temples probably wouldn't engage in the peurile media mayhem that profits many and solves little. The testament of living well and wisely, and of caring directly and personally for all human beings, does not transalte well into punditry. I'd give the guy a little more credit than to imply an inclination toward the hucksterism that has become modern televised religion.

That said, a good article, and much enjoyed. Be well.