That’s how Matthew Archbold at National Catholic Register describes the postcard below that many in Minnesota found in their mailboxes this week.  It was sent out by a Democratic non-profit, with a simple message: the Catholic Church supports a party that says “ignore the poor.”   

  

UPDATE: Good ole Dave Gibson offers some clarification about the ad — which, while not aimed at Catholics, clearly seemed to be depicting a member of the Catholic clergy. And the person who was the target, a Protestant minister, says:

“I’ve never worn a Roman collar,” Dan Hall told (Commonweal’s Grant) Gallicho. “No one in my church does.” Asked why the DFL would use such an image, he said, “I have no idea. You’re offending all kinds of church people…”

Indeed.