Apostasy perFidae?

I didn't comment on it in my rant yesterday, but it really struck me that Harriet Miers was once a Roman Catholic and is now a Protestant. The Catholic Encyclopedia defines Apostasy perFide as "... the complete and voluntary abandonment of the Christian religion, whether the apostate embraces another religion such as Paganism, Judaism, Mohammedanism, etc." Well, I guess Protestantism isn't apostasy though there were enough wars over this.

The Thirty Years' War was a conflict fought between the years 1618 and 1648, principally in the Central European territory of the Holy Roman Empire, but also involving most of the major continental powers. It occurred for a number of reasons. Although it was from its outset a religious conflict between Protestants and Catholics, the self-preservation of the Habsburg dynasty was also a central motive. (emphasis added)

In any case, it seems bizzare to me that the Catholic Bishops in the United States aren't making a bigger deal over this heresy. They certainly jumped on John Kerry and some refused to give him communion if he was at their Mass not because of heresy but because he did not condemn abortion and homosexuality. For crying out loud:

The penalty for a baptized Catholic above the age of 18 who obstinately, publicly, and voluntarily manifests his or her adherence to an objective heresy is automatic excommunication (latae sententiae) according to Can. 1364 par.1 C.I.C..

If a born again evangelical church in Texas isn't involved in heresy against the Roman Catholic Church I would like to know who is.

All this said, it does point up the craziness of bringing religion into the Corridors of Power. Our Forefathers who shaped the Constitution were much smarter than we give them credit for. They wanted a wall of separation between Church and State. That wall is crumbling.