What does the word Progressive mean?

I just was reading the blog of another mom of an autistic child and she says she's a 'progressive Christian'. I'm not sure but I think maybe that means 'pro-choice'. I have never heard anyone call themselves a "Progressive Catholic", I wonder why that is. I know someone who is a "Catholic for Choice", which is just *ridiculous* to me. I mean - be pro-choice but you just can't - you can't be Catholic and not against abortion. Now - politically, I suppose you can think what you want. I admit it gets murky for me, there. It's impossible to be against abortion and against the death penalty and find a political party that will work for you. But if someone thinks they can be a Catholic, a 'good' Catholic (for lack of a better term, you know what I mean) and be for abortion they are lying to themselves. Ha, and they are in good company, since we are all sinners, somewhere or other.

I just heard about the big deal about Curb Your Enthusiasm and the episode where Larry pees too hard and some of it gets on a picture of Jesus and the owners of the picture of Jesus (who keep the picture of their Lord and Savior in their ... bathroom?) think it's a miracle because it looks like Jesus is weeping in the picture. I saw the episode and I thought it was funny, but I (obviously) didn't think that part of it was funny. I thought it was so stupid - nobody would keep a picture of Jesus Christ in their bathroom! I also thought it was typical of kind of a "Jewish Humor", which seems to consist of making fun of Catholics. They also make fun of Jews and other Christians on this show, so it didn't really bother me. None of it bothers me and I can't imagine it bothers God, either. Really, Catholic League? Do we really think God cares about a show on HBO?