Rooting for the Fightin' Irish

Apparently American bishops have nothing better to do than get their silk panties in a twist over the fact that Notre Dame has invited Barack Obama to speak at its commencement later this month.

Bishop Thomas Wenski of Orlando, FL has called Notre Dame's decision 'clueless.'

The university has emphasized that Obama will be honored as an inspiring leader who broke a historic racial barrier and not for his positions on abortion or embryonic stem cell research.

It may surprise the bishops who are in a tizzy over this that

Polls show Catholics giving high job approval ratings to Obama, and Catholic attitudes about abortion and stem-cell research largely mirror the public's.

"I think the bishops who believe abortion is the ultimate litmus test look at the polls and realize Catholics are not listening to them," said the Rev. Mark Massa, co-director of the Curran Center for American Catholic Studies at Fordham University. "They're playing a very dangerous game because they do not have the moral authority they had before the sex abuse crisis, and they're trying to find a toehold and get heard."

Gee, what a surprise that these bishops are out of touch with their congregations! Let's talk about what they did to hide the priests who really liked to touch their congregants.

Oh and guys, he is the President of the United States whether you like it or not. You'd do better not to act like he's the president of the Sudan.