Paging the ACLU, paging . . . oh, never mind . . .

At one point, the Rev. Luis Leon of St. John's Episcopal Church spoke of the expectations placed on Obama when he came to office -- how people expected a "messiah" who could cure all of the nation's ills.

Now we know it's not so easy, Leon said.

"This is not a political diatribe by the way," he added. "It's simply stating the obvious."

I know Catholic priests are very careful NOT to endorse a political candidate from the pulpit as it raises the issue of separation of church and state, and the call to take away the tax-exempt status of the Church if it is going to get into politicking.

How is this different?

And, while I am picking on religious organizations, boo to the Catholic Channel's Busted Halo Show for this loaded question on its Facebook page:

Newt Gingrich, a Catholic, is currently leading the Republican primary race. But do the morals and virtues he's been talking about lately on a national scale coincide with his own personal ethics and decisions?

How about directing the question towards someone like Nancy Pelosi who uses her status as a Catholic to further her agenda?

Or is liberal religion okay, but conseravtive is bad?

But then again, I notice The Busted Halo has been using pablum quotes from Jessica Simpson and Oprah Winfrey for its "Daily Jolt" feature.  Those are some heavy thinkers . . . and the Saints had nothing to say . . . damn, I expect better from the Paulists than tripe like that.