Religious illiterate Washington Post "On Faith" writer

The piece begins

He has seven children, attends a Latin Mass and has driven issues of reproductive rights back into the center of American politics. In 2002, he traveled to Rome to express his support for the founder of the ultra-conservative Catholic lay movement called Opus Dei.

With these boxes on his religious resume checked, Rick Santorum has convinced Americans, even those who disagree with him, that he’s the Republican candidate who most stands for orthodox religious faith. He has been called “devout,” “traditionalist,” and even — by the Catholic historian Garry Wills — “a papist.”

 With nearly one in four Americans in its fold, a powerful lobby and extensive charity work, the Catholic Church is one of the most influential institutions in America.

So it is worth pointing out here that Santorum is not, in fact, all that Catholic.

Really? Why is he not?

1. Because he doesn't oppose the Death Penalty
2. He doesn't oppose enhanced interogation (cast as torture by the writer, whether it is or not is a legitimate subject for debate)
3. He has not dismissed out of hand the possibility of war with Iran
4. And finally he does not support unlimited immigration into the United States

My friends, Mr Santorum may not be entirely on the same page as some of the American Bishops on these contemporary issues but none of them form Catholic Doctrine, not one. The are political issues not matters of Faith though Faith may help in formulating an opinion on any of them.

I sometimes wonder if Liberals and Liberal Christians muddle the distinction between politics and Faith - something they often accuse Conservative Christians of doing, projection perhaps?