"Bush said, 'Not all the American bishops are with me' on the cultural issues. The implication was that he hoped the Vatican would nudge them toward more explicit activism."
Mr. Allen wrote that others in the meeting confirmed that the president had pledged aggressive efforts "on the cultural front, especially the battle against gay marriage, and asked for the Vatican's help in encouraging the U.S. bishops to be more outspoken." Cardinal Sodano did not respond, Mr. Allen reported, citing the same unnamed people.
Lovely. Back when John F. Kennedy was running for president, Republicans tried to raise the spectre of an American president under the sway of Rome. Now the problem is, it seems, that the Democratic candidate is not sufficiently under the bishops' thumb.
It's telling, too, the words Bush chose. "Not all the American bishops are with me." As if it is the Catholic Church's duty to be "with" Bush. Who does he think he is? It is so crass and offensive on so many different levels, least of them the fact that Bush's policies are in most respects offensive to Catholic teachings regarding public policy.
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