Last week, TIME magazine published an article about some pre-eminent Roman Catholic prelates publicly disagreeing with each other on how to handle pro-choice politicians. For years, we have seen a steady stream of bishops that spend a fair amount of their resources denouncing pro-choice politicians. I can understand the necessity of bishops to publicly remind pro-choice politicians of Catholic teachings. However, the impact of this "piecemeal" approach can be debated.
I would argue that it is much more effective for bishops to devote more resources to a strong and somewhat "under-the-radar" lobbying approach. I applaud the bishops for the significant role they played in shaping the health care reform proposal that recently passed the House - AP article. I have always been impressed with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops staff that work on pro-life issues, especially Richard Doerflinger.
"The whole is greater than the sum of the individual parts".
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