I've stopped bashing Catholics. [View all]

[pitbullgirl1965]

I had a nasty habit of Catholic (and Christianity in general) bashing, until recently. Then I remembered how progressive Catholic have fought for social justice and still are:
Nuns on a Bus.
Protesting the School of the Americas and being arrested
Risking their lives marching in Selma
Catholics for Choice.
Catholic Charity

And who could fail to respect the wonderful St. Francis? ( one of my personal heroes)
The beautiful Blessing of the Animals is a wonderful ceremony, which I hope to attend someday.

There are some nasty comments on here about Catholics, hopefully pointing out the good you've all done will drown the negativity.

I hope this doesn't sound like I'm trying to get "brownie points". I've noticed that liberal websites aren't very welcoming of religion.





http://www.networklobby.org/bus

http://www.soaw.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=159***

http://cnsblog.wordpress.com/2009/02/17/a-look-back-at-catholic-involvement-of-selma-civil-rights-protests/

http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/preview.aspx?id=255

http://catholicclimatecovenant.org/the-st-francis-pledge/


*** The author of the book Orange is the New Black met one of those nuns.