red irish, your point about churches that call evil good, is a compelling one. It’s one of the strongest arguments that Catholics can make on behalf of their church, I have to admit (as a non-Catholic). It’s the one church that can always be counted on (at least from the Vatican) to be consistent in opposition to abortion and other assaults on life. I suppose the Orthodox are consistent on these issues too, but you don’t hear from them - maybe because they’re a small group in the US, and they are split up among various patriarchates. Even the evangelicals were late in waking up on the abortion issue. So I can’t argue with Catholics who say, Our church is consistent and strong on the social issues that count.
Well, I should be grateful for those kind comments. :-)