U.S. Catholic Bishops Don't do Well in Politics


I've spent a few minutes of my life watching the conference of Catholic Bishop conduct their "business." They speak their own language. It is full of religious terms lay people do not use. They are so full of themselves they have left their flocks far behind.

The link, an independent site that discusses the Catholic Church, explains the bad deal U.S. Bishops made with conservative politicians. They gave their soul to the Republican Party. Now the Republican Party is doing what political parties do, trying to survive. It cares not one twit what the Catholic Bishops want or think. Are Catholic Bishops going to advise the faithful to vote for abortion rights Democrats? They have painted themselves into a corner.

In the link is mention of big payments to other anti-abortion groups. Many of these groups, the link says, are headed by bosses who receive lavish salaries. The of imagery of the church helping the poor is set aside when politics calls.

Discussed also in the link is the choice made by Bishops on how to approach the abortion issue. One way is one to one conversations and funds for pregnancy centers. The other takes less energy, pay Forced Birth groups and politicians and let them do the heavy lifting. U.S. Bishops have chosen the second method. Now laziness is on display for all those in the pews who gave them money.

While Priests for Life head, Frank Pavone, was never a Bishop, his dark money business probably received money from the Bishops over time. Pavone was kicked out of the priesthood because of his secrecy and arrogance. A woman who worked for him and quit because of sexual harassment said the Pope's defrocking him was a good decision. She said he has no use for women other than having babies. When I tried to visit his website today it was not available.

The Pope has a radical idea. It is that priests and their bosses, Bishops, should focus on helping people live successful lives. This, apparently, is a boring idea to Bishops. More exciting is hanging out with important politicians and tossing money at Forced Birth groups that increase to authority of Bishops.

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