A Troubling Question About Obama's Religion: Is He a Covert Catholic?

GOOD GRIEF ! HES A MUSLIM, HES A CATHOLIC, HES AN ATHEIST, HES NOT AN AMERICAN CITIZEN..........WHAT NEXT ???? SOUNDS LIKE KARL ROVE IN ACTION HERE WITH ALL THIS CRAP. ALL I KNOW IS THAT THIS PRESIDENT IS SMART. HE HAS 20 TIMES THE BRAIN CAPACITY BUSH HAD. HE IS TRYING VERY HARD TO UNDO THE DAMAGE BUSH LEFT US. BUT THE REPUBLICANS, AS USUAL, JUST WONT LET HIM DO HIS JOB BY HELPING HIM. FOR THE REPUBLICANS ITS NOT PATRIOTISM, BUT POWER THAT THEY CRAVE.

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In all of this hullabaloo about Obama's religion we have forgotten that the man's religion is his personal and private business. Whether he be Protestant, Jewish, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Hindu or (horrors) Muslim is none of our damned concern. As Americans we can subscribe to any faith we please or none if that is our choice so leave his faith alone. We elected Mr. Obama President of the United States. We have every right to criticize his performance in that role but that's all. While we're at it his family is sacrosanct. He may be fair game but his family is not.

I find this article beyond prejudice, but not only that, it is also full of mistakes. The statement: "As any reader of "The DaVinci Code" knows, the Catholic Church can keep its secrets for centuries", is a sad one, to say the least. Whoever bases his/her knowledge of Christian Catholicism on what is written in that book can rest assured that they know zero about the real Catholic faith. But then many anti-catholic protestants think they know ALL about Catholicism: That it is evil. That is so much so, that some-one would go great lengths to assert on the ‘need’ to reveal the truth about Obama’s Catholicism, as though being a Christian Catholic was some sort of sordid secret that people should have to feel ashamed of, and therefore, would have to hide it. Now,the author might not know this, but it is very easy to find out if some-one is a Catholic or not. The Catholic Church preserves its great Tradition of a Sacrament instituted by Christ himself: This Sacrament is called baptism, without which no-one can be called a Catholic, even if he carries an icon of the Virgin Mary in his wallet. Now, no priest or Catholic laic should have to provide evidence for any-one Catholicity, simply because the various archdioceses around the world hold extensive data on every Catholic individual accepted into the Holy Church through baptism. I suggest, therefore, that he’d perform a quick search in Mr Obama’s country of birth and he should be able find-out the ‘truth’.

I hope the writer of this article just has a lot of time on his hands for a "tongue and cheek" article. Does he really think the DA Vinci Code is a true story! The ending actually invalidates the entire plot-not even it is logical. Did anyone ever read the history of the Arab dynasties of Saudia Arabia, Spain, Turkey, and North Africa-talk about intrigue and conspiracies! Do you really think any self-respecting Catholic would sit and listen to the Rev Wright for 20 years? I'm Catholic on my paternal grandmother's side, but my mother was Methodist with a background of every protestant religion that ever got into a huff and broke away from each other, my grandfather Greek Orthodox. There is a lot of lef- over medieval teaching taught from the cradle fostered against Catholics to justify groups breaking with Rome, as nationalism spread, but don't blame Obama on us. Do some reading-do you know tens of thousands of English Catholics were put to the flame or drawn and quartered by Henry VII and his henchmen because they didn't want to give up their Roman religion-probably more than killed in the Spanish Inquistion? The flower of English nobility were killed so the greedy in power guardians of Henry's poor weak son, who inherited and died before Elizabeth I, could confiscate their homes and nearby monasteries on that excuse. Did you know learning in England suffered because the monasteries actually were the educational force? The average poor had nowhere to go for an education for hundreds of years after the monks were driven out and killed. And about Gutenberg in the 1400's -no one (churchmen or laity) had readily available and remotely affordable books until around the 1600's when supply and demand kicked in. (all things are economic) Books were very expensive until the 1800's-why do we still donate books to the poor even today? Its convenient to blame the Catholic Church for that. That is another old Protestant story made up about the Church hiding learning to justify Protestism. Would you blame Neanderthalls for hiding books or hiding the space program? Silly nonsence-there is a time when invention is ripe in any era. One needs to study history to find the facts, and there is a concentrated effort not to have it taught by those that want to retain their power.

What does it say about our society when people can't write satire anymore without people recognizing it as such?

Wow. I think you are on to something. Obama really has been good about keeping his true religion a secret. He never sets foot in a Catholic church. He only walks across the street to the Episcopal church once or twice a year especially when elections are near. He has said that the Muslim call to prayer is the most beautiful sound on earth and can even recite it with a perfect accent. We never hear him speak in Latin or reference the Mass. I don't believe he has ever met with the Pope. He covers his true faith by bowing to the King of Saudi Arabia instead. He even believes in abortion on demand. Nice cover Barry! And giving a White House dinner to break the fast of Ramadan was pure genius. Not to mention the proposed removal of the creche from the White House at Christmas. All these things definitely point to Obama being a closet Catholic. Good in depth reporting!

Sarah Palin was baptized a Catholic, so I guess she qualifies as a fallen away Catholic.

In a country that is supposed to be free of religious persecution. I find asking these questions as offensive as asking my bedroom preferences. It is absolutely none of your business! Now ask if I am patriotic...Ask what are my ideas..ask me what I have done before to lend credibility to my future actions. Whether a Protestant, Baptist, Jewish, Catholic or Muslim should not be the question. Fundamentally and especially here in this country where we are free to practice any religion or none at all.

As is evident from the posts of the Obama-haters on this board, their emotions are running so high that they can't even recognize Weiss' "send-up" for what it is. The right-wing media and notable conservatives (think Gingrich) are doing everything they can to sustain emotions at a fever pitch, all the better to keep the base energized and in non-thinking mode because that's what emotions do; they shut down your critical thinking ability. That's why Kipling said "When you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, then you are a man my son".