These Catholics are taking things a bit too far.

The General has nothing but respect for those good Catholic bishops who've decided to politicize their faith by denying communion to John Kerry and his supporters. Unfortunately, there are now other Catholics who are citing the Church's more French oriented doctrinal beliefs as justification for withdrawing an offer of an honorary degree for Our Leader's lawyer.

From the Baltimore Sun:

As a debate swirls in the Catholic Church over how to treat Catholic politicians who back abortion rights, Mount St. Mary's College has withdrawn an offer of an honorary degree to White House counsel Alberto Gonzales after a campus protest over his support for the death penalty.

The reversal came after some students and faculty asked that Gonzales, a potential Supreme Court candidate, not speak at the Catholic college's commencement May 23 because of his record on the death penalty, said Mount St. Mary's President Thomas H. Powell.