Barack Obama'sCatholic National Advisory Council responded late yesterday to Bill Donohue's charges a week earlier that they are dissident Catholics with more in common with Jeremiah Wright than Pope Benedict. (The Obama advisors include a number of "Commonweal Catholics.") Now Donohue has come firing back, playing not just the Nazi card, but the Hitler card. From Obama as friend of Hamas (according to John McCain) tothe reincarnation of Hitler (Bill Donohue), the GOP campaign is going low road fast. Then again, Hillary is giving them themap. Read all about it here...

David Gibson is the director of Fordham’s Center on Religion & Culture.

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