text: I think I was over-the-top in suggesting that all Catholics voted for Trump, or that all Catholics must vote Democratic to be true Catholics. I need not comment on the absurdity of this idea. 
     For one who wishes to reserve the option of going to Mass once in a while as well as Easter and Christmas it can seem overwhelmingly frustrating to think that the Catholic vote can swing an election-hence my over-long diatribe about morality in politics. 
     It is bad enough to lose faith in the hierarchy; one wishes to retain some faith in the People of God, so-called. From the posts herein and elsewhere it is clear that there is abundant evidence to suggest that my concern, although not without merit is not one that should bring one to the brink of despair. Not at all. Entertaining, humorous, sometimes profound. 
     One caveat: I might think the Bishops have lost their moral compass, but I still respect the office they hold. Some of these jabs are over-the-top. Civil Comments is liberal.