One catholicshopper thread wouldn't seem to be bigotry, but both came from the same person. TWO threads are an indication of a problem. I will admit that the people who run catholicshopper and the people who patronize the site must be idiots - but every religion has idiots. Now, it you want a better example of anti-Catholic bigotry, look at the message of a few days ago that lists "celibate Catholic priest" as an oxymoron. I have a number of friends who are priests, and most of them have struggled a lifetime to keep a promise of celibacy that they find quite meaningless - but they keep their promise, anyhow. for them, "celibate Catholic priest" is definitely NOT an oxymoron.
The anti-Catholicism here has been mild compared to the anti-Semitism, but it's there. And yes, there has been anti-Islamic bigotry, too - I didn't mention it because it didn't happen today. It's the anti-Semitism that has arisen here that really worries me - but there's all kinds of hatred expressed here, and I don't think it has a place at Mudcat. There is no room for hatred at Mudcat - no matter who the hatred is directed at.

-Joe Offer-