"Another line of criticism that has emerged over the weekend, though not one leveled by de Souza, and which must be debunked at the start of this conversation is that the left does it too."

As a liberal Christian, all I can say is, "I wish!" Not since the sixties and the Civil Rights Movement have we seen any real degree of grassroots cooperation between the religious left and the political left. But that's just the sort of thing you'd expect to hear from people who support Trump. Trump, after all, is the master of deflection and the laying of any and all blame squarely at the feet of his opponents without ever assuming any blame for anything himself. Since Trump's election was more than likely the catalyst which ignited this discussion in "Civilta," I suppose Trump's done Catholics a backhanded favor of sorts. Of course, I would have much rather had this discussion without having to resort to such measures. But here we are nonetheless. May this long-overdue discussion continue.