The Catholics should have spent a bigger effort trying to stop their flock from voting for dems. This is just a logical outcome.
Wasn’t it the case that they implied that Catholics could overlook his abortion stance
because his positions on “social justice” outweighed his abortion positions?
As somebody who sat in the pews this past election cycle, I have got to say that I have never seen such an effort against a candidate (Øbama, that is), to the credit of the bishops. FReeper Salvation has a pretty comprehensive list that she could provide.
But for some reason, the people went against the bishops on this one. I think confusing the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church with socialism (the two are NOT the same) for years has had its impact.
A lot of other people voted for Obama — not just Catholics.