
WOF 359: Religion, Politics, and Intolerance
The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture
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Tolerance Is a Sign of Uncertainty
Maureen Dowd once claimed that since the word Catholic means all embracing and inclusive, the church's narrow-mindedness on certain social issues has become constricting in her words. "I mean, she's a very intolerant writer," he says of his former colleague. The Christian value is love, not tolerance; we don't tolerate someone who's running around thieving and raping and murdering,. We put an end to it, out of a desire to protect those who are victims of it."
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