With 60% of Catholics voting for baby-killing Democrats, the bishops have failed at their job of teaching Christian values to their members. The politicians they are belatedly complaining about wouldn’t be in office if Catholic voters didn’t put them there.
Hard to imagine the past behavior of some priests, along with the apparent lack of screening and forceful removal of those who were degenerate, had nothing to do with this current situation.
Too many bishops and "Catholic" education leaders worship Karl Marx and practice the religion of Liberation Theology and Social Justice.
So?....Is it any wonder that 45% of Mass attending Catholics were confused and voted for Obama? If a candidate comes along whose campaign rhetoric preaches Marxist Social Justice why shouldn't they think he is god on earth?
The problem doesn't lie with this current crop of Bishops. It's a problem of poor catechetics over the last 40 years. Starting with CCD when I was in high school, teaching of the Faith has been watered down over the years, as feminists and liberals got hold of the staffs of companies that create the materials. In the 80's, the 'Seamless Garment' idea was pushed by those same folks, so too many Catholics have no firm idea of what it means to be a Catholic.
Unfortunately, too many Catholics heard the Bishops, but ignored them, because they believed that the economic downturn was caused by the Republicans, since Bush is President. They wanted 'change', thinking that Obama was going to 'turn things around'. Yeah, well, they're gonna get change, but I don't think they're going to like it too much.
All that being said, I'm glad these new Bishops are taking the Faith seriously, and are not as wedded to the Democrat party as their predecessors were.