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.
When you think about it, it's the Catholic Democrat politicians who were dumb.
If John Kerry hadn't taken so many photo ops of himself receiving communion, and boasting about his Catholicism, the issue might not have arisen.
If these politicians hadn't issued a statement claiming the right as Catholics to vote in favor of abortion, this probably wouldn't have arisen. The Democrats have been very good at fudging and obfuscating the issues, but they are getting backed into a corner, because everyone knows now that "a woman's choice" is merely another name for abortion.
What else could the bishops do, when confronted by outright rebellion by these "Catholics"?