The bishops are gradually coming around, I think.
Maybe this is a start of backbone in Catholic Bishops in the US. However, I feel we need to continue prodding them with our shoe a bit lower in their anatomy.
I think that more and more of the bishops are realizing that this "seamless garment" and "don't balance the budget on the backs of the poor" cant have aided and abetted pro-choicers who argue, "I believe in a woman's right to choose [abortion], but I also back social programs for the poor."
The bishops are gradually coming around, I think. >>>
let's hope, but I doubt it. the bishops were pushed into a corner and had to say something this time.