"Catholic bishops silent on issues affecting poor"

[Dawson Leery]

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-03-29/news/sns-201203291500--tms--bpresstt--m-a20120329mar29_1_catholic-bishops-american-bishops-catholic-members

"No doubt about it. On abortion, Catholic bishops are against it. On homosexuality, Catholic bishops are against it. On same-sex marriage, Catholic bishops are against it. On contraception, Catholic bishops are against it. And they actively lobby Congress to pass laws supporting their position. Recently, the Conference of Bishops even identified their top priority for 2012 as persuading Congress to overturn President Obama's mandatory coverage of birth control in all health plans. Two years ago, they opposed passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Now, we all understand. These political positions reflect the teachings of the official Roman Catholic Church. In many ways, U.S. bishops are only doing what the Vatican demands. But still, as a Catholic, what I want to know is: Why are the bishops so quick and eager to speak out about issues involving sex -- yet remain totally silent on so many other established teachings of the Church?

The Catholic Church, for example, officially opposes the death penalty as cruel and unusual punishment. But when is the last time you heard the bishops decry application of the death penalty? According to the Death Penalty Information Center, as of October 2011 there were 3,199 persons on death row in the United States. Shouldn't that also be one of the bishops' top priorities? Yet, to my knowledge, the bishops have never denied communion to any politician who voted in support of the death penalty, though they did deny the sacraments to Geraldine Ferraro, John Kerry, Joe Biden, and other pro-choice Catholics."

[atreides1]

1. You have to understand something

The poor are so John Paul II....

[mmonk]

2. Since they joined the religious right, they are making people poor now

but hope no one is noticing.

[meow2u3]

3. Opus Dei is behind the bishops' sharp right turn

Since they've taken over many American dioceses, Opus Dei-affliated bishops have become the loudest, most outspoken opponents of the poor, the downtrodden, and the sick of this nation.

If Jesus came to earth today, he'd throw all those bishops in the perpetual barbecue pit under the earth.