The headline comes from Matthew 22:35-40, and, by the way, from point 189 of the Roman Catholic Church’s Baltimore Catechism.

The opposite of the headline can be found in this hate-filled screed, written by someone who claims to be Catholic. Read it, and its predecessor, if you dare.

I thought about refuting this mess, which is in reaction to my unplanned interaction with a senior church official, point by point, beginning with a list of all the candidates I’ve voted for since I attained legal voting age in 1983. Then I decided I have better things to do.

I also thought to wonder about her views of Pope Francis, whose views appear to be considerably to the left of hers, not to mention Bishop Morlino. But the Catholic Church defies the conventional political labeling of today. Besides that, as a non-Catholic neither Francis nor Morlino nor anyone else in the Catholic Church hierarchy has any authority over me.

Roman Catholic readers should feel free to comment on whether people like her, and blind unthinking obedience to authority, represent the Roman Catholic Church today.