With all of the expected bile et. al. inherent in a national election campaign, I thought this was a fine story:

"When Sen. John McCain accepted the minister's public endorsement in late February, Donohue asked McCain to reject it, as he had been aware of what he considered anti-Catholicism in Hagee's writing for several years. The McCain campaign's response did not satisfy Donohue. For seven straight days, Donohue issued press releases pressuring the McCain campaign to renounce Hagee. The story was picked up by the national media. By the time McCain made a statement rejecting Hagee's anti-Catholicism, John Hagee's reputation was in tatters.

In the middle of the controversy, I received a call from Ralph Reed, who was growing concerned about the impact of Donohue's charges against his friend Hagee. "John Hagee is a good man," he told me. "I want you to talk to John and then talk to Bill." As I remember that initial phone call, I am struck by Reed's ability to imagine the possibility of reconciliation between the two men. When I agreed to make the call, I didn't think there was any chance for a truce -- there was just too much heat."

It made for an interesting juxtaposition with a second insidecatholic.com story, which discussed the required divide between theology and politics. That article includes some timely thoughts from Cardinal Ratzinger/ Pope Benedict, and also quotes the Catholic Monsignor Gilbey:

"We are not led to undo the work of creation or to rectify the Fall. The duty of the Christian is not to leave the world a better place. His duty is to leave this world a better man."

The Jewish approach differs somewhat, but the position explained in the article is more nuanced than this quote, and understanding those nuances is valuable to anyone grappling with these issues.