Even though there were areas of disagreement, Mr Obama pointed out the responsibility of government to provide a family wage, to care for the environment and to provide healthcare for the uninsured. (but it's not government-run health care. Got it.)
"When I thought about all these things, I thought 'this is my catechism come to life' because we are called to each of these things in the social teachings of the Church."
Hmmm. The copy I have is titled "The Catechism of the Catholic Church". His must be called The Catechism of Doug Kmiec.
I realize that being an ambassador requires commitment to the administration's policies. But it's rather unsettling to hear him say things like "...everyone realised that this (Obama) was a man of humility, great intelligence and capable of listening..." and "...that Mr Obama is about conducting a foreign policy that is principled and lives up to international standards...". Sounds like his transformation into Richard Rich is complete.
