The Catholic Men Are More Upset About

The Leadership Lost Its Nerve. Instead Of Taking The Lead In The Reform Movement... They Pulled The Plug On It. They Tried And Are Still Trying To Return The Church To The Dry Ice Of The Previous Century And A Half.

One Cannot Escape The Harsh Fact That As A Ministerial Profession, The Priesthood Has Very Serious Problems. They Are Not New. They Did Not Develop Yesterday Or Last Year.

Survey Data Suggest That War Has Become More Unpopular. The Majority Of The American People Now Think It Was A Mistake, In A Shift Away From The 51 Percent That Endorsed It On Election Day. Admittedly This Is Only A Small Change In The Population, From A Majority To A Minority. Nor Do The Changers Earn Grace For Their New Opinions. They Still Endorsed The War On Election Day And Are Still Responsible For It.

As The Criminal, Sinful War In Iraq Enters Its Third Year, The President Goes To Europe To Heal The Wounds Between The United States And Its Former Allies, On His Own Terms Of Course.

There Is Good News In The Data The Strongest Support For Priests Is To Be Found Among The Younger Generation.