I know many Roman Catholics very willing and ready to put down the Church and it’s leaders, unaware of the implications of doing so.
The title, the original question, was, as you can read: Did the Church Hierarchy influence Roberts?
My unaswered question was and is: Could you cite a specific example of the Hierarchy- and that implies an organized group, of course- influencing any governmental decision.
Besides your own diocesan website, why don’t you look at the USCCB website?
It has issues listed at the bottom in alphabetical order, and rather than have Abortion first, it features Pro-life activities to the far right.
They have openly advocated for ceasing deportations, affordable healthcare and such (helping many pro-abortion Dems into office in the process); your turning a blind eye to it doesn’t exempt them from criticism by practicing Catholics who have learned to look to Rome rather than their ordinary for guidance.