Jeanne at Body and Soul blog notes Joe Feuerherd's article in NCR that everytime Bill Donohue and the Catholic League says "boo" the Kerry campaign jumps.

The Kerry camp has seemed skittish on the issue of religion and enters tepidly into the fray. Part of the problem is that Kerry is in a position to make a clear play for the center and the moderates that Bush has abandoned, so he can't afford any openings on the religous front.

Jeanne in body and soul does suggest that Kerry should give a major speech address the Catholic issue. She is hardly alone in this. Many feel that Kerry should and could take on the Catholic and religion issue. Bringing up the religion issue at the convention was brilliant, but Kerry needs to push forward on the issue. We need a Joshua and Caleb attitude here, "we are well able to go and take the country."