If Catholics stopped being welcome in the Democratic Party, rightst fundies would soon go unchecked.

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50. The American people tried

The fact that the media did not cover the anti-war protests doesn't mean such protests didn't happen. In addition, W barely won re-election. A "popular war president" should have crushed Kerry, not won by single digits.

But the big difference is people tried to change course.

The solution for Catholics seems to be to just ignore the parts they don't like without trying to change anything.

You should be able to see the difference between those two.

At the very least I think it wrong to presume that many Catholics who remain in the Church do not actively work toward social justice both inside and outside of their Church in ways that they feel able to.

So we should just assume they're doing something really, really, really quiet but also super-effective?

Bullshit.

There are millions of Catholics who pray for changes in the Catholic Church along lines you would likely favor. I'm not saying that is all they do,

Actually, you are. You're also saying they keep such prayers secret so nobody else will ever find out they actually give a damn about the church's problems.

I draw the line on presuming individual catholics are complicit with injustice if they do not leave that Church.

Phew! Good thing you destroyed that very dangerous strawman!

You'll note I never required them to leave the church. I required them to try to pressure the church. That pressure does not have to succeed.