Yes, that's why ActUp desecrates Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral by throwing condoms around. It's because we're their buddies. You should see how they treat their enemies.
It's no wonder gay marriage has come out of Catholic Massachusetts.
Gosh, and, you know, the Pope has come out foursquare against homosexual "marriage", in Massachusetts or anywhere else it's attempted. And the Massachusetts bishops have sent out pastoral letters rejecting it. Add that little datapoint to your rant.
I can speak from experience on this, having been (at one point in my life) one of those Massachusetts Catholics you're talking about. The powers that be in Massachusetts are viciously anti-Catholic, and anti-Christian. The Boston Globe, for example, is one of the most ugly, biased, left-wing pieces of trash you'll ever see. Integral to their ugliness is hatred of Christ, and hatred of Catholicism.
If you want to fault the Catholics in Massachusetts -- and feel free to do so -- fault them for voting and thinking like the Globe tells them to, not like the Church tells them to. IOW, fault them for not being Catholic enough.
The Protestant domination most close to Catholicism, the Episcopals are left-wing too. Why is this?
Wow, and the United Church of Christ and the United Methodist Church aren't close to Catholicism, but are both ardently left-wing. And the Unitarians are very far from Catholicism, but are ardently left-wing. Why is this? Bury your head in the sand if you want.
Texas is in the top 5 most Catholic states. Is there a lot of liberalism in Texas where you are?
The Bible isn't threatened by questions. We ought to keep questioning the Bible, but we ought to listen to the answers we find there as well.
"Those who would succeed in academia, will ask the best questions. And those who would succeed in getting to know God, will ask good questions of His Word."--- Author unknown