I have to say I was disappointed with John Kerry when he said something like, "I'm Catholic and go to Mass and was an altar boy and all that, but it won't have any effect on how I serve as President." John F. Kennedy said the same thing, more-or-less.
I wish they had said something like, "I'm Catholic, and that's a major reason why I take social justice issues seriously and why I place a high value on human life. I don't believe in abortion myself, but I don't think the United States can or should legislate an end to abortion. I do think we should help women find alternatives to abortion and better methods of birth control."

I think that if you have religious faith that means something, then it ought to have an effect on your entire life.

Maybe that's not what they thought, though. Maybe they didn't care about life or social justice. Maybe all they cared about was winning an election.

-Joe Offer-