is Rick Santorum more or less objectionable because he is a Roman Catholic?

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

I would say moreso, simply because I grew up in a majority-Catholic town, surrounded by peers who went to the local Catholic church on the weekend.  I can not think of one time throughout middle or high school when anyone said anything as objectionable and offensive as what Christy McSweatervest says every time you put a microphone to his gullet.  Notice I said "throughout middle and high school' i.e. - adolescents.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

Coming from an irreligious background in which I was never compelled to join one faith or another, I will never quite relate to BRTD or Hockeydude's attitude to Catholicism. 

Whaaaaa?  Did you even read what I said?  I said that I grew up surrounded by Catholics who never espoused Santorum's extreme positions when it comes to social issues, specifically the anti-gay remarks that he has made.  From this I get the sense that Catholics in general have more moderate positions.  So the fact that Santorum is so extreme gives me the impression that his bigoted stances and statements come not from his religion but from something else.  Therefore, the fact that he is Catholic makes him a more objectionable figure in my eyes.