The notorious homosexual, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, was president of the bishops’ conference for some years, and deliberately entangled the Church with the government—addicting Catholic Charities to government funding, among other things.
Add this to the fact that, in those years, about 90% of bishops were dyed-in-the-wool Democrats, having grown up in a household where the father was a member of a major union, and the bishops’ response to abortion was pathetic. They were far more hostile to the Reagan tax rate cuts than to abortion.
The pro-life movement in the U.S. is 99% the work of Catholic and Protestant laity. The Catholic bishops have, as a group, been a hindrance. The Catholic bishops’ greatest “success” was the snuffing out of the Rescue Movement.
What an indictment of the church.
I do admire your commitment to your faith in spite of that.
Thanks again for your honesty concerning these matters.
That has nothing to do with my post and the political reality of Catholics and their relationship to government and the democrat party in America.
The Catholic vote has never changed, they were as devoted to FDR, as they have been to the Kennedys, Pelosi, and the modern left.
Add this to the fact that, in those years, about 90% of bishops were dyed-in-the-wool Democrats, having grown up in a household where the father was a member of a major union, and the bishops’ response to abortion was pathetic. They were far more hostile to the Reagan tax rate cuts than to abortion.
Refreshing admission. If i had posted that that knee-jerk Roman reactionaries would likely go into attack mode.
The pro-life movement in the U.S. is 99% the work of Catholic and Protestant laity. The Catholic bishops have, as a group, been a hindrance. The Catholic bishops’ greatest “success” was the snuffing out of the Rescue Movement.
Actually, on the Protestant side it is mainly evangelicals, and they do have strong pastoral support, R. C. Sproul being one (Abortion: A Rational Look at An Emotional Issue ) and here .