Not understanding how the church condones all of this. That is what puzzles me.
St. John Chrysostom once said "The road to hell is paved with the skulls of bishops." They'll have to answer not only for their own souls, but the souls of those they lost.
there is a law about taxes, and I am sure you are aware of it.
A priest can talk about issues, but cannot recommend a candidate.
Protestant churches don’t seem to be so highly scrutinized on this issue, but I have seen a few articles about Protestant churches in trouble because of some saying “Vote for _______________.
The Church, herself, does not condone this. It has been the fault of bishops and priests who have been lax in preaching The Truth from the pulpit over the past 50 years. They have put “feel-goodism” before saving souls and this watered down theology has resulted in catholics who have no idea what the Church doctrine is and pick and choose which parts they wish to follow. Add in a subversive laity who are more interested in social justice and undermining the church, and you have a climate in which the Obama administration feels comfortable in attacking the one last major opponent to a complete socialist state.