The latest pander to the wingnuttia:
Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) co-signed a letter characterizing Harry Knox, a member of the President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, as a "virulent anti-Catholic bigot" who has made "numerous vile dishonest attacks against the Church and the Holy Father."
The letter, delivered to the White House this morning, says that "[Knox has no business on any Council having to do with faith or religion," and calls on President Obama to "remove Mr. Knox from his position and to formally disassociate yourself from his militant anti-Catholicism."
So, what makes Knox a "virulent anti-Catholic bigot" who vilely attacked the Pope? After the Pope came out against condom use to fight AIDS, Knox said:
The Pope needs to start telling the truth about condom use. We are eager to help him do that. Until he [Pope Benedict] is willing to do that and able, he's doing a great deal more harm than good–not just in Africa but around the world. It is endangering people's lives.
What nerve.
Of course Boehner & Company's concern also might have something to do with the fact that going after Knox for being gay wasn't getting them anywhere.