I hope you're right that Catholic churches will soon visibly part from the Religious Right. I've commented before on a pattern i've seen in the mass media, a deliberate attempt to wallpaper over existing differences between right-wing Protestantism and Catholicism, in support of the Chaliban's campaign to recruit Catholics to their cause.

Racism is going to be a big issue in politics this year, because of the immigration debate and because of Katrina. Here's one matter where Catholic doctrine is at distinct odds with Chaliban ideology, and Catholic leaders are not afraid to speak their mind on important issues...