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The war in Iraq may be everyone's problem now, but that doesn't change the fact that it's still Bush's fault.
RAY GREGORY
Virginia Beach, Va.

Ritual Politics

Andrew Sullivan wrote that the Roman Catholic bishops' threat to deny Holy Communion to pro-choice Catholic politicians is harmful to the church [May 24]. It is not the bishops who are hurting the church but Catholic politicians who excuse themselves from the church's moral guidelines while expecting to be treated as Catholics in good standing. One cannot be a good Catholic and still support choice on the issue of abortion. Communion is a statement of unity with Christ and his church. A pro-choice stand is a contradiction of that unity.
ALBERT CLERC
Houston

Catholics, listen up! If you vote for Kerry, you'll be damned, but that's in the future. If you vote for Bush, you'll prolong the hell we're already in. Easy choice. Vote for Kerry, and go to confession after the election.
NORA JEAN SMITH
San Diego

Since the Catholic church also opposes the death penalty, will the bishops deny Communion to politicians and voters who support capital punishment?
HECTOR TIMOURIAN
Livermore, Calif.

Starving the Enemy

Re your story on fuel-efficient hybrid cars, which are propelled by gas engines and electric motors [May 24]: While my Honda Civic hybrid is eco-friendly, that was a secondary concern for me. Every stop at the gas pump now feels like an al-Qaeda fund raiser, but with my hybrid, I'm using only my fair share of U.S. gas production. I'm not lining Osama bin Laden's pockets anymore.
MATTHEW MCINTOSH
Gretna, La.