Kathy Shaidle, when writing about people who complained that George Bush was Hitler [I can hear you saying it: "Wait! I thought the pope was Hitler..."], would invariably ask, "If Bush is Hitler, how come you guys aren't lampshades?"

So, I've just got to ask,

If

the Catholic church is once again taking a course towards reaction, anti-modernism, and the middle ages,

how come you haven't been strapped to a stake yet?

Enjoyed our last book tour did we?