I know a Knight who calls the K of C the "drinking arm of the church." And he's a Knight himself. That's a stereotype, of course, and individual attitudes probably depend on where you have experience (which parish, etc.) with the K of C. I'm sure they do lots of good work, but their "Columbia" publication kind of puts me off because of its thinly veiled political views. I believe they are having a hard time with Pope Francis' attitude toward capitalism, more equitable distribution of wealth, unrelenting focus on helping the poor and his general repudiation of the whole princes of the church motif, complete with hats, swords and other accouterments.