[SuziQ]

Do you truly think that Cardinal Dolan sitting down to dinner at a table with the Obamas would turn any TRUE Catholic's vote toward Obama? Why wouldn't it be just as likely to turn a Catholic's vote toward Romney, who would be sitting at the same table?

I believe that if Cardinal Dolan, and the Bishops, continue their fight against the Obama administration's HHS Mandate, THAT will continue to turn more Catholics against Obama. Most folks won't even know about the Al Smith dinner, because most just don't pay attention to the minutiae of the Presidential campaigns and what the candidates do from day to day.

[mlizzy]

Do you truly think that Cardinal Dolan sitting down to dinner at a table with the Obamas would turn any TRUE Catholic's vote toward Obama?

It's the lax Catholics (or ignorant ones) that are Obama voters, and the ones that Cardinal Dolan needs to straighten out by standing up firm for the unborn child and the Church's teachings. He IS the bishop. And my guess is that Obama will have a snapshot or two available (posed with Dolan and smiling), so this event will be seen after the fact. There were oodles of images with Fr. Jenkins during that whole debacle. And just like with Notre Dame, there are several petitions online in this regard totalling thousands of signatures already.. TRUE Catholics are tired of weak bishops, for the remaining flock, without instruction, continues on lukewarm, and that's not a good place to be.