[Conservative til I die]

You can't be Catholic and have your own private little church. What's wrong, are they afraid they will have to contribute to the bishops annual campaign?

It's just trads being trads. Petty, spiteful, proud (the bad kind), and somewhat egomaniacal.

[Mershon]

"It's just trads being trads. Petty, spiteful, proud (the bad kind), and somewhat egomaniacal."

ME: It's just NeoCons being NeoCons. Petty, spiteful, proud (the bad kind), and somewhat egomaniacal." OOPS! And very JUDGMENTAL. I'd suggest reading St. Ignatius of Loyola and his admonitions toward assuming the intentions of others. Very traditional! But not "neo-Conservative" at all.

[ultima ratio]

"It's just trads being trads. Petty, spiteful, proud (the bad kind), and somewhat egomaniacal"

You think this is what motivates them--or is it the faith? By the way--your post is exactly what you describe--petty, spiteful and proud.