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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Catholics for Muslims

In dark days of endless bad news for the Catholic Church, it's always refreshing to see it do the right thing. In this case, the former archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, testified before Congress in defense of Muslims (via the USCCB):
"We remain firmly committed to the defense of religious liberty for all—not just for Catholics—because our commitment is to the dignity of each and every human person,” the Cardinal said, testifying on behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights hearing on “Protecting the Civil Rights of American Muslims.”

“As a community that has been the target of religious discrimination, we understand the need today to bring attention to protecting the civil rights of our Muslim brothers and sisters,” Cardinal McCarrick said. “We see religious freedom as an essential foundation for our life together in our own nation and across the globe.”
How did this testimony go over with Kentucky's self-appointed chief Muslim-hating Catholic, Lisa Graas? Five shades of crazy. This woman converted to Catholicism and then basically asserts that the entire US Council of Catholic Bishops is some sort of Manchurian Candidate for jihadists:
As a faithful Catholic, it is difficult for me personally to imagine that our bishops would intentionally facilitate the stealth jihad of ISNA, but considering that I made their Wahhabist ideology clear way back in September, it is becoming more and more difficult for me to believe that the bishops have their heads on straight or their hearts in the right place.
Why would you join a faith, only to attack the entire Church leadership? No clue.

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