Mind-boggling tone deafness

I'll let Ed Brayton tell you about it. It's amazing. These people live in a dark closet with 20 locks on the door.

Of all things

I was surprised to see a good op-ed by Bill Keller at the NYT this morning. It's about the Roman Catholic church, Bill Donohue and American nuns. If this topic interests you, give it a read.

Maureen's on a roll

Maureen Dowd again has a must-read column about Catholicism, the bishops and the odious Vatican. Just go read it.