Perhaps not strictly, but in the case of the bishops, who (for the umpteenth freaking time) collectively love Obamacare and his brand of “social justice”, it’s a real stretch — and oh how they love to stretch — to argue otherwise.
Look, the bishops have little reason to fight FOR Romney, given how Romney screwed them over in Massachusetts over gay marriage and Romneycare.
What you should be arguing for is for the bishops to SIT OUT this election and let their parishioners decide.
If the GOP had nominated someone who was strong on what the Church believes, things would be much different then they are right now. There are some of us inside the church that are trying to keep Catholics from supporting Obama, but the most effective way to do that is to stay far, far away from bringing Romney into the conversation.