[EBUCK]

But explain, please, how Bishop Weigand -- for all his religious and moral authority -- has any business singling out an elected politician from the flock and publicly insisting he change his views? If this isn't an intrusion of church into state matters, then why isn't Weigand crawling inside the heads of all his parishioners and issuing a similar, pre-Communion challenge?

Uh, he voluntarily submits to the Catholic rule, that's where the Bishop gets such authority.

Where does gray-out get off claiming to be a Catholic, "every sperm is sacred" (pause for tasteless MPFC plug), while supporting abortion?

[Gophack]

You're right, and also remember that the Bishop in his statement said that politicans -- and ALL Catholics -- can not reconcile being a good Catholic with support for abortion. He mentioned Davis by name because Davis had publicly criticized a parish priest, Monsignor Kavanaugh, as well as refused to meet with the Bishop repeatedly to discuss this matter in private -- as the Bishop has been trying to do. But the Bishop DID issue the warning to ALL Catholics, regardless of their position in public life, and all of us need to take heed.