I am watching the discussion about how the Catholic Bishops are pushing back hard against the recent decision by the Obama Administration to preserve access to birth control in health insurance plans.
It makes me wonder if the Church hierarchy really understands how disconnected they are from the lives of American Catholics.
We are the 99% of American Catholics:
We do not believe birth control is a sin.
We support the ordination of women to the priesthood.
We do not believe that rapists are part of the Divine plan.
We yearn for a church that supports all of its members, gay and straight.
And yes, some of us are even atheists in the Catholic tradition!
(Truth be told, the 99% probably applies only to the first item. How I wish it applied to all of them!)