Dear Holy Father

Funny...you are coming over here and I am leaving. I told the housekeeper to save all the newspapers. I AM interested in what you have to say. What do I think about the Catholic Church here? Vibrant, yes, but poorly educated, too. A woman came to our church office the other day and wanted to buy a King James Bible. She had no clue it was not Catholic. Another one came recently and wanted clarification on an aspect of Purgatory. "I always thought that this was the place where one decided if one wanted to go to heaven and or to hell." Yes, the influx of Hispanics and Filipinos brings diversity into the Church but their religiosity has many borderline superstitious aspects which drive me nuts. Abortion. No, I don't think we should perform any but, please, if we are going to criminalize them again tell us how many years a woman should serve in jail. I don't think we have thought this through and I do think that prayer, education and, especially, support centers for pregnant women will minimize this problem.
Your priests? A lot of them great but there is a stinker out here, too. Oh, yes, I know we are all human. Somebody once said that this one was sent into my life to make me holy. If I have a choice, I rather be an armchair holy. Women as priests? Why not? I know, I know your opinion but I just gave you mine. Priests married? No way.....So think it over Holy Father and may be on your next visit, I can change my plans and will see you.