Dear Rick Santorum:

I would like to point out to you a better example of Catholicism then what you represent.

In Berlin, there is a house. Nondescript, ordinary, your typical residential apartment block. In that house there lives a group of Jesuits. These men take in the homeless. They help people overcome their addictions to booze and drugs. They even take in occasional illegal immigrants, and help them get their residency status sorted so they can stay in the country. They open their house every Saturday for breakfast for anyone who wishes to come. They ask for no money from those who stay there, only a little help around the house such as keeping it clean and with cooking and whatnot. They take people without regard to nationality, creed or color. They were my neighbors. They helped me learn more about the metaphysical dimensions of Sufism. They enjoyed going to the Sufi center and watching the dervishes and participating in the dhikr. They were good, decent, and in my opinion Godly men in every positive meaning of that term. They even invited the Sufi center’s Sheikh over to help with spiritual counseling for Muslim immigrants and formed a small network with him for that very purpose.

These men were the servants of Jesus Christ (a.s.) and followed his example in their treatment of others. I would suggest that should you, Mr. Santorum, ever find yourself in Berlin, that you visit them. Perhaps even stay with them for awhile. You might learn something about the faith you claim to represent, but fail in its practice.

Sincerely yours,
Dr. Lizardo