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Moreover, according to the National Catholic Reporter's John Allen Jr., “some analysts, especially those of a more liberal bent, are spinning the election of Barak Obama as a ‘repudiation’ of what they see as an overly strident and partisan tone from the bishops, especially on abortion.

No, it wasn't a repudiation. It was the result of nearly four decades of mixed signals, timidity and fawning at politicians' feet from AmChurch. You reap what you sow. That won't be reversed with one month of intense anti-abortion rhetoric. The damage is by now systemic and deep-seated.

The correct response to the pro-Obama Catholic vote is not to throw in the towel and clam up. Quit the opposite. It's to roll up the sleeves and get to work to educate lapsed, indifferent and liberal Catholics.