You have hit the nail right on the thumb.
Idle threat.
The lay staff at the US Conference of Catholic Bishops is mostly a collection of liberal social-justice democrat retreads. Many of them are former democrat staffers in Congress.
It is they who brief the bishops and develop the policy papers that resulted in the USCCB supporting Obamacare and going easy on Catholic democrat politicians who advocate and fund abortion.
In spite of all the current furor about Obama infringement on religious beliefs, the USCCB is firmly in the Obama camp on government healthcare, welfare, illegal immigration, and other democrat positions. And the Obama people know it.
The USCCB lay staff liberals fear Santorum (who actually walks the Catholic talk) more than they worry about Obama who has delivered the goods for them.
Good grief, where are you getting all that information?
Look for staff changes soon. When the Bishops came out 100% against this mandate, I think everyone was shocked at first.
Now — as I said above — we’ve got their backs.
God Cardinal Dolan and the Bishops!
You have hit the nail right on the thumb.
Not in my Parish.
Even the local Priest {more of a liberal than I'd like} has his righteous up and more regular Church goers are both getting the message as well as going to vote against this halfrican, mooselimb, communist, prick.
I'm sure you will be the first to offer an apology to all the Church going Catholics {as compared to those that were dipped in Holy Water when they were a couple of months old} after they vote obummer out in November.