Speaking as a Catholic our shrines should be open for anyone to come and pray. It is not the place of a political Bishop to make political statements saying they cannot.
Why are they using “shrine” instead of “church”?
He went to inspect the church that the commies attempted to burn to the ground, the church where many presidents have worshipped for 150 years.
It infuriates me that the commies hate Trump so much that they can even make this a contentious issue.
This Bishop reveals that he's like Franciscan: a leftist that used religion to advance himself and spread his politics. He's not a man of God, in his heart he probably doesn't even believe in God because leftists are humanists that believe it the state above all else.
Interesting back story to the Shrine. It is right next door to the Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. It was originally builtin 2001 for about $75 million as the JPII Cultural Center - with money from the Diocese of Detroit. It proved to be a financial failure - a complete money pit. It was completely underwater from day one and the maintenance-operation of the building alone was $65,000/month.
In 2011 the Knights of Columbus came to the rescue and bought he place for $22.7 million and made it the JPII Shrine. Big hit to Detroit which has other financial nightmare to deal with these days.