I Just Don't Get It!!!

In an article today on CNN.com entitled "Presidential candidate Brownback: Homosexual acts are immoral," devout Roman Catholic Sen. Brownback of Kansas said the following:

"I do not believe being a homosexual is immoral, but I do believe homosexual acts are. I'm a Catholic and the church has clear teachings on this."

First of all, I commend Sen. Brownback for sticking to his guns and not waffling about as other presidential candidates from McCain to Clinton to Obama are presently doing with regards to this sensitive issue.

Second, it's good to see a devout Catholic standing up for what he believes ( pace John Kerry ), and it's good to see someone who actually knows what the Roman Catholic Church teaches on sensitive subjects such as homosexuality. Yes, in Catholicism homosexuality is seen as being somewhat genetic and a result of the fall. Therefore, being gay is not a sin but homosexual acts are!

However, here's what I don't get:

This same Sen. Brownback has supported legislation all along in favor of the Iraq war. He is now supporting legislation to block a troop withdrawl from Iraq. BUT, Sen. Brownback's church also teaches that the Iraq war is in fact an UNJUST WAR! Both the late Pope John Paul II and the current Pope Benedict XVI have declared Iraq unjust!

SO... how does this devout Catholic have the right to quote the Church's teaching on one thing (i.e., sexuality) and yet he ignores the Church's teaching on war?

I'm really totally perplexed at this point, and I just don't get it!

I mean... he's literally saying--without saying it of course--that, "O... I follow the church when it comes to abortion and gay issues, but I treat Catholicism lightly when it comes to warfare. I mean... I do know more than my Pope on this one..." which, ironically, is what many of Sen. Brownback's "liberal" opponents are saying when they say "any type of sex is fine" and "a woman has a right to choose" etc.

How could that be?

Can somebody please explain this one to me!!!

In disgust,

David