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I think in one place Chaput's meaning gets lost in this. I believe he did assert that pro-choice politicians should not receive communion. He did not single out or use Sen. Kerry as an example. The fact that it was reported that he did would inaccurately make the comment partisan. As he (I believe) did say it, it could be applied to a George Pataki, Arnold Schwartzenegger, Rudy Giuliani or seemingly just about anyone else speaking at the Republican National Convention.

"Why do (religions) feel they have to impose their views on us?" asked one woman during a spirited question-and-answer session following Chaput's speech to the City Club of Denver.

I hear this on occasion and don't quite get it. Specifically how is the church imposing their views on anyone? They are there to offer spiritual leadership and guidance - anyone is free to come and go. It's not a prison. No priest ever imposed anything on me.

This is such a red-herring of a complaint. People who voice these kinds of observations tend to be mental midgets, in my experience.