By his trip to Notre Dame he forced many Catholic (including clergy) to reassess what it means to be Catholic.

Yes, they must have done the same reassessing that a conservative church group did when they took out all of the so-called "liberal" passages of the Bible.

If one has to be a Catholic, it's impossible to be a Republican.  Jesus would never, *EVER* approve of most of the stances of the Republican Party.

All you do is cling to the abortion issue.  And although Jesus would probably object to it, he wouldn't ban it, nor make it the entirety of his philosophical platform.

Pax, you are quite possibly the worst Catholic on the planet.

My apologies to my Catholic parents whom are pro-choice, pro-science, and pro-healthcare.  I'm sorry that you share a religion with this pax fellow.  Forgive him, for he knows not what he does.

But you raised one heckuva son!!!

 Pax, you are quite possibly the worst Catholic on the planet

dj, you make comments like these then whine when people attack you?

But you raised one heckuva son

And quit patting yourself on the back.  You must have a monunental ego.

And finally:  My apologies to my Catholic parents whom . . .

Learn the proper use of "who" and "whom"

"And to think all of that could hinge on a miscalculated trip to South Bend, Indiana."

lol Don't give yourself too much credit there...

You don't know why the president got a degree from Notre Dame. You don't know why he got a Nobel prize. Have you looked up the reasons from the people who made the decisions? You may not agree with them but I don't think they will say it's because the president controls the media or his staff discredits catholic bishops. 

So, DJ, I take it that your folks are of the Pelosi strain: http://www.calcatholic.com/...

Please accept my sympathies. To them, Pope John Paul II must be the worst person ever.