Big "C" Cred

Got spanked by an anonymous reader over the weekend for being disrespectful towards the Catholic faith in my entry on the coronation of the new pope. Well, Anonymous, I'm happy to fill you in on my Catholic pedigree:

• Eight years of Catholic grade school education both pre-Vatican II and post-Vatican II
• High school catechism classes
• Post high school theology classes
• Four year undergraduate degree from a women's Catholic college

I would also point out that I contributed money and significant campaign support in an effort to install a Catholic as president of our country in the most recent election cycle.

If you take offense at my ridicule of last week's scene in Rome, so be it. However, the pageantry and politics of the Cardinals' secret conclave have nothing to do with the Catholic faith or the Catholic values that I know well.

The church leaders in Rome deserve the same amount of respect they demonstrate towards women everywhere in the world. None.