Joe, I have to make my position clear. I am a supporter of the First Amendment and do not want to see any religion in this country outlawed, people having the right to believe what they want, acknowledging that as people, there are many with whom I would disagree as to their religious choices.

There are people who profess Catholicism who I greatly admire although I think they would be who they are regardless of that professed belief.

The Berigan Brothers, Dennis Kucinich, Micheal Moore, Ammon Hennesey, Dorothy Day. Roy Bourgeois, members of Liberation Theology in Central America and I'm sure there are more.

I don't decry anyone's right to believe whatever they want so I don't want to be painted as someone who would deny this basic right.

I think that my criticism of opulent churches extend beyond just Catholic Cathedrals, Protestant, Islamic, Judaic and other edifices are easy to find and it is my view that the money to support these buildings could be better used to eliminate poverty.

That's my position.